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There is no doubt that the building process is an exacting one, and that much hard work and sacrifice are needed to overcome the obstacles and difficulties before us. However, we shall bear these burdens with patience and continue our work with steadfastness and determination.

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Oman’s policy of peace makes it free of terror

REJIMON KHASSAN SHABAN AL LAWATIreji@timesofoman.comhassan@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Oman’s love for peace, focus on security, respect for peo-ple and governments elected by them, and a non-violence policy are the reason it is one of the 39 countries spared from the im-pact of terrorism, said nationals and expatriates.

A report, published by the In-stitute for Economics and Peace and based on data from the Global Terrorism Database of START, re-veals that for the third consecutive year, Oman has been placed among the countries, where the impact of terrorism was missing in 2014.

According to the report, the number of lives lost to terrorism across the world jumped 80 per cent in 2014, reaching the highest level ever recorded at 32,658. This compares with 18,111 in 2013.

“Nearly 78 per cent of all deaths and 57 per cent of all attacks oc-curred in just five countries: Af-ghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria,” the report revealed.

Oman has been ranked 124th among 162 countries on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), with a 0.0 score related to the number of incidents, fatalities, injuries and property damage.

There was no impact of terror-ism in Oman in 2013 and 2012.

Talal Al Rahbi, deputy secre-

tary general of the Supreme Court for Planning, said Oman’s foreign policy had been shaped since the start of the Renaissance when His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said assumed power in 1970.

Foreign policy“The Sultanate’s relationship with others is based on respect, cooperation, friendship and non-interference in other countries’ in-ternal matters. These policies have safeguarded Oman from trouble for years. Oman is known for being truthful, honest, and transparent. It is important to say that His Maj-esty the Sultan has been consist-ent in his messages when it comes to foreign policy,” Al Rahbi said.

“There is a lot to learn from Omanis tolerance, acceptance of others and friendship. Oman pro-motes peace and supports those who look for peace,” Al Rahbi added.

His Highness Sayyid Barghash Said Mohammed Al Said, chair-man of the Majan Consolidate Company LLC, said, “His Majes-ty’s wisdom and vision for main-taining ties with all countries, building bridges between global friends and the policy not inter-fering with their local affairs is the reason behind the safety.” >A6

Icon of mental care an inspiration for allTARIQ AL HAREMItariqh@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Considered an icon in the health sector, Her High-ness Sayyida Basma Al Said, founder of the Whispers of Se-renity Clinic for Mental Health, is recognised for her active ef-forts in raising awareness about mental health in the Arab region.

Today #OmanPride features the multi-award winning psy-chotherapist and hypnothera-pist’s achievements as a source of inspiration for the rest of the country and for reflecting the true meaning of Omani pride.

Recently, Al Said was awarded the “Golden Recognition Award” by the Arab Women Council for her efforts of social responsibil-ity and for the ‘Not Alone’ ini-tiative to raise awareness about mental health in the Arab region.

She was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate for youth volunteer projects, as well as the Middle East award for contributions to society from the GR8! Women Achievers Awards, held both in the United Arab Emirates in May and Jan-uary, respectively.

“The idea of getting an award is nice, but that only means you have to work harder,” said Al Said. “Telling people about my awards is not intended as brag-ging; it’s for people to under-stand that they can do more,” she said. >A6

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OMAN2,000 Omanis in oil sector face the axe

1With crude prices tumbling further down, major oil companies plan laying

off thousands of workers to save costs. More than 2,000 Omanis are facing the sack who are currently working with companies contracted in the oil and gas industry. It is roughly about 15 per cent of the total workers in this sector. >A2

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With interna-tional crude prices falling further, major oil companies

in the Sultanate are seriously con-templating laying off thousands of workers, in a bid to save costs.

More than 2,000 Omanis currently working with firms con-tracted in the oil and gas industry are facing the sack. It is roughly about 15 per cent of the total work-er strength in the sector. As per government statistics, there were 13,222 workers, including 2,809 expats, working directly with these companies. The figures do not include the number of workers who have signed subcontracts for services with the big oil firms.

Oil, which traded at $115 per barrel in June 2014, has fallen to just under $50 per barrel now, slicing off more than 60 per cent of government revenues. Since the price collapse, more than 1,200, mostly expats, have lost jobs but this time Omanis face real threat.

Last week, oil sector trade unions called off a strike after assurance from the government that a ministerial committee had been formed to make a decision. The union leaders wanted a clarification on the future of the Omani workers in the oil and gas contracting firms. But the seeds of insecurity have already been sown by oil firms. Most of the oil workers, who are vulnerable to be-ing fired, are in the oil fields. Since

their skills do not match those needed in other occupations, it is not easy for them to switch careers. About 20 per cent of them have had only vocational training and no academic degrees. Some do not have even secondary school certificates.

Formidable taskThe ministerial committee, hast-ily created to protect jobs in the oil and gas industry — in all honesty — is faced with a formidable task. How can it stop private oil and gas companies faced with losses from reducing staff? The industry, like any other business, thrives on profit making to satisfy the de-mands of the shareholders. Most of these contractors are interna-

tional firms used to laying off staff when the going gets tough.

The committee simply cannot come up with any justification to ask the companies, which need to be cost effective, to retain workers who they cannot pay anymore. On the other hand, the govern-ment cannot be blamed for cutting down on the investments in the industry when its revenues have fallen by more than half.

In a volatile market that de-pends on international demand, there are bound to be casualties when commodities such as oil are in excess supply. It will also be interesting to find out whether the trade unions would carry out their threats if the ministerial committee does not successfully

negotiate with oil companies. But strikes in oil and gas sector across the nation may put the country in a deeper crisis than just the loss of a few thousand workers.

Oman, like the rest of the GCC countries, depends heavily on oil income. Total strikes will stop oil exports and threaten to cripple the economy in the short-term. The ministerial committee will certainly need to avoid it but at the same time it may be faced with the critical decision of whether to let oil companies continue with their lay off plans.

I suspect talks between the two sides would be deliberately designed to be lengthy in the hope that oil prices would ‘miraculous-ly’ recover while they are at it.

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MUSCAT: Greta C Holtz, the US ambassador to the Sultanate, is the first to begin the “Ambassa-dor Guest Chef” series, one of the unique initiatives led by Grand Hyatt in association with the Oman American Business Centre.

Ambassador Holtz is known to be an avid cook and demonstrated cooking some American dishes at

the Safari Rooftop Grill House of the Grand Hyatt, on Thursday.

She cooked the main dishes of the evening, along with the chefs of the Grand Hyatt, which includ-ed an American prime tenderloin steak, strip loin, prime smoked beef ribs lemon thyme, and mari-nated chicken thighs. She cooked for the guests, who had gathered to experience her cooking talent.

“It is really tasty and I am so happy to experience some of the dishes prepared by the Ambassa-dor,” said one of the guests.

This event also featured Alas-kan celebrity Chef LaDonna Gun-dersen, who specialises in salmon dishes. She prepared one of her signature salmon dishes.

Speaking about the event, Am-bassador Holtz said, “We had a great night at the Hyatt’s all American feast, featuring Alas-kan guest chef LaDonna. The guests experienced some of the finest food products America had

to offer, from Alaskan salmon to New York cheesecake.”

LaDonna also prepared char grilled Alaskan salmon fillet for the guests. She is also known to be

an Alaskan fisher woman; cook-book author and lover of salmon. LaDonna shared some experienc-es from her fishing boat where she and her fisherman-photographer husband Ole Gundersen spend most of their time.

The couple are in Oman as part of the US Embassy’s out-reach programme to promote American culinary culture, as well as small and medium enter-prise entrepreneurship.

LaDonna and her Ole have spent the last two decades as en-trepreneurs. They have launched a business, which combines their passion, with the commercial fishing business.

Their visit is also aimed at promoting American products (ingredients, culinary equip-ment, and commercial fishing techniques), as well as the fish-ing and culinary industry, which is full of opportunities for eco-nomic diversification.

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Ministry steps up campaign to attract French touristsTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Oman welcomed 27,973 tourists from France in the January to July 2015 period, ac-cording to official statistics.

The Sultanate is looking to increase the contribution of the tourism sector in national de-velopment and diversification of sources of national income, in

line with the future vision of the Omani economy.

Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersec-retary of the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), recently participated in a number of meetings at the Omani Embassy in France held in coor-dination with the ministry’s tour-ism’s representative office there, in order to attract more tourists from France.

As many as 33 representatives from major travel and tourism companies in France were present at those meetings.

The meetings aim to promote the Sultanate at all forums in fu-ture, and the number of visitors is likely to exceed earlier figures as per the new plan.

These meetings also aim to en-courage travel and tourism com-

panies in France to organise tour programmes to attract tourists to the Sultanate.

These packages and pro-grammes introduce to the tourists the most prominent and the latest products, infrastructure and ser-vice facilities in the sector.

In interviews to media outlets, such as the France 24 channel and the Monte Carlo FM Al Mahrouqi

said that Oman is working to at-tract more tourists round the year.

The most prominent factor is the security and stability in Oman that results from the country’s po-litical stability, Al Mahrouqi said.

Tourists feel safe and secure travelling to different parts of Oman. Everywhere a warm and hospitable environment and ser-vices such as hotels, apartments

other facilities await them.Oman is making all efforts to

raise the contribution of the tour-ism sector to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The tourism sector in the Middle East in general faces a number of challenges.

However, the Sultanate of Oman is not affected due to its prevalent stability and security.

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Murphy’s Legacy show in Muscat next month

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MUSCAT: After the spectacular performance of rock band Ste-reophonics, Alive Entertainment has announced their new event: Murphy’s Legacy, an Irish dance performance, which will be per-formed live in Muscat on Decem-ber 10 at the Shangri La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa.

“We are excited to bring ‘Mur-phy’s Legacy’ to Oman. We keep looking to add a new dynamic to our events and this show is something we rarely get to see in Oman,” Gordon Mackenzie, man-aging director of Alive Entertain-ment, which is bringing the show to Oman, said.

Tickets are already on sale since last week and can be booked online at www.irishdanceoman.com or purchased from Mackenzie’s Café & Deli in Madinat Qaboos. The VIP tickets (seated) are closest to the stage and will cost OMR40, the Gold seats (seated) are just

behind the VIP seats and will cost OMR30; the Silver Lower (seated), behind the Gold seats will cost OMR20 and Silver Upper (seated and raised) will cost OMR25.

Chris Hannon’s brainchildMurphy’s Legacy is the brainchild of Chris Hannon, who spent 13 years with the world renowned ‘Lord of the Dance’ show.

After producing four pilot shows in 2013, Hannon knew that the time was finally right and that the best team of people behind him for Murphy’s Legacy could help make it a huge hit.

John Elliott, an international artist and musical composer, set

about composing the epic sound track for the show using inspira-tion from Gerry Conlon’s origi-nal music pieces and some much loved traditional Irish music, which he then fused with his own amazing original tracks.

With new musical composi-tions from Loft, world-class dance choreography from a hybrid of UK, US and Irish ori-gins, the heart and desire from Hannon, not to mention the professional cast of internation-ally prestigious dancers and musicians, ‘Murphy’s Legacy’ achieved great success during its world premiere at Sage Gates-head on January 31 this year and

will start its world tour in the Gulf in December 2015.

Oman show first in GCC“Oman is the first country to host the show in the Gulf Coopera-tion Council (GCC) countries. On December 11, it will be staged in Dubai and on December 12, in Qa-tar,” the organisers said.

According to the organisers, “Murphy’s Legacy” is a dark yet inspiring tale of courage and loss.

“Murphy’s strong cast gives an invigorating performance involv-ing traditional Irish dance, with dark cinematic undertones, creat-ing a show like no other,” the or-ganisers asserted.

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Programme for professional entrepreneur trainers organisedTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Microsoft Oman host-ed “Build Your Business (BYB) train the trainer programme”, in collaboration with Oman IT Soci-ety and Ministry of Manpower.

The course is designed to in-troduce professional trainers to the basic principles needed to help entrepreneurs successfully launch, lead and scale up micro and small enterprises.

The training programme was delivered by Tawasul from No-vember 1 to 5, 2015.

Build Your Business is a key initiative in Microsoft’s continued investment in the Sultanate and the region to foster local business growth and entrepreneurship, and

providing young talent the access to productivity and technology tools to grow their businesses.

Commenting on hosting the sec-ond session of Build Your Business in Oman, Sherif Tawfik, general country manager for Microsoft Bahrain and Oman, said “We un-derstand the vital role small busi-nesses play in growing our local economy in Oman and helping it thrive. We have a long-standing commitment to help Omani youth realise their full potential with the aim of supporting the economic reforms mandated in Vision 2020.

“The programme aims to em-power young entrepreneurs with tools and the know-how to develop their ideas, build and sustain their businesses, and eventually play a

positive role in boosting the nation-al economy,while creating new job opportunities for other youth.”

Train the TrainerThe session witnessed the partici-pation of 25 young Omani train-ers representing ministries and government organisations such as Ministry of Manpower, Higher College of Technology and Sultan Qaboos University.

“Train the Trainers session aimed to equip a number of local trainers in Oman who have the basic knowledge, skills and experi-ence to train and assist the growing number of entrepreneurs and help them enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of their busi-nesses and the sector and the over-

all local economy,” said Tawfik.Eng Harib Harith Al Mahrooqi,

acting director for vocational train-ing at the Ministry of Manpower, explained that the goal of this train-ing programme goes beyond the ac-tual content of the session to devel-oping the trainer’s skills.

He affirmed that such pro-grammes are in line with the gov-ernment strategy to collaborate with business leaders to train professional trainers and college teachers so that the industrial cul-ture is transferred to the future en-trepreneurs at an early age.

He encouraged participants to actively and effectively utilise the diverse training tools offered by the programme and pass them on to young entrepreneurs in Oman.

The programme, held from No-vember 1 to 5, consisted of a com-prehensive introduction of the Build Your Business, a global initia-tive by Microsoft and International Youth Foundation. It is currently used by over 300 organisations in 20 countries to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Dr Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, chairman of Oman IT Society said “We succeeded through this ses-sion to share skills and knowledge needed to help local entrepreneurs in launching and managing pros-perous businesses.”

He added that the positive ef-fect of this session goes beyond the training of professional trainers in the Ministry of Manpower and educational institutions to benefit

the future entrepreneurs and their future customers.

“It also aims to enhance the business eco-system in Oman, encourages more entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into busi-nesses and helps boost the private sector’s growth in the Sultanate,” concluded Dr Al Ruzaiqi.

The curriculum draws on the best practice training content and approaches and was developed with partners, which included the International Youth Founda-tion, a youth development char-ity; the University of Stellenbosch Business School in South Africa; Enablis, a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization, and Man-power, a workforce solutions and services provider.

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Indian School Muscat hosts students from GermanyTimes News Service

MUSCAT: As part of the vari-ous initiatives held at the Indian School Muscat (ISM) to propel students towards acceptance and an understanding of the ar-ray of different cultural and com-munity perspectives, the school is hosting a team of students from the Gymnasium IM Stift, Neuzelle, Germany.

The objectives of the exchange programme will be achieved through practical immersion, awareness and the adoption of alternatives, multifaceted ap-proaches to learning, polishing analytical and problem-solving skills, enhancement of their in-terest in global issues, as well as a broader general knowledge of the world around and at home through self-development and awareness leading to enhanced self-confidence and self-esteem.

The German guests were wel-comed and felicitated in a special assembly held in the school hall. The present batch of 12 students escorted by two of their teachers Natalia Mollenhauer and Tariq Mass are staying with ISM stu-dents, who had visited Germany in April 2015. They interacted with students, teachers and the fami-lies, with whom they are staying, promoting global involvement. The German team expressed their eagerness to know more about the

great Indian culture, and appreci-ated the hospitality and generos-ity of the Indian people. They also expressed their happiness as they participated and witnessed the celebrations held at ISM on vari-ous occasions. For over a decade, ISM has been conducting this ex-change programme for the benefit of its students.

Principal Srinivas K Naidu observed that confronting chal-lenges outside a familiar sup-port network and comfort zone, integration into another family, as well as the development of a life-long friendship, fostering an appreciation for home and family are the direct outcome of such ex-change programmes.

Students feel a tremendous

sense of accomplishment upon completion and it encourages them to develop independent opinions, take informed decisions and strive to attain fresh goals.

Growing pressure to commu-nicate and relating to others de-velops an awareness about group dynamics and personal sensitiv-ity. Initiatives for this dimension leave their permanent stamp on the individuals and prepare them for the challenges ahead.

Deep Wilson, vice principal, Senior Section lauded the efforts of Geeta Chauhan, assistant vice principal, Senior Section, Daljeet Singh and Mathew PJ, head of department, English, Senior Section for coordinating the ex-change programme.

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STUDENTS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME: For more than a decade,

Indian School Muscat has been conducting this exchange

programme for the benefit of its students. – Supplied photo

We are excited to bring ‘Murphy’s Legacy’ to Oman.

We keep looking to add a new dynamic to our events

and this show is something we rarely get to see in Oman

Gordon Mackenzie, managing director Alive Entertainment

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Workshop focuses on ways to curb child maltreatmentTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Ways to identify child maltreatment cases and the fac-tors for this were among the topics dealt with at a child mal-treatment management training workshop held here recently.

The Ministry of Health (MoH), represented by the Women and Child Health Department, or-ganised the workshop in collabo-ration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), at the City Seasons Hotel.

Around 27 doctors from differ-ent governorates, as well as three social specialists from the Minis-

try of Social Development, partic-ipated in the training workshop.

The four-day training work-shop is part of the implementa-tion of the 8th Five Year Plan (2011-2015) and is also part of

MOH’s objectives to improve the quality of health services de-livered to children, particularly the victims of maltreatment, and disabled children.

The workshop covered various topics related to child maltreat-ment, such as ways to identify maltreatment cases and factors, different types of maltreatment and diagnosis mechanisms, case reporting, and diagnosis and treatment services delivery.

After providing training to the participants and evaluating them, the qualified trainers will conduct similar training courses in other governorates.

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Different types of maltreatment and diagnosis mechanisms were also discussed

Oman’s envoy hosts National Day reception

NEW YORK: Lyutha bint Sul-tan Al Mughairy, the Sultanate’s ambassador and Permanent Envoy to the United Nations, hosted a reception on the 45th National Day, at the Metropoli-tan Hall in New York.

Diplomats attend eventThe event was attended by Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and a number of UN officials.

It was also attended by a number of permanent envoys to the United Nations, diplo-mats, media persons, repre-sentatives of the United States and Arab newspapers and per-sonalities from the city of New York society. -ONA

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in dialogue and negotiation. It has played a crucial role in defusing regional

tensions. It respects people and governments elected by them

Tawfiq Al Lawati, Majlis Al Shura member

‘Raise awareness on mental disorders’

“They don’t just have to work in Oman; they can work in Oman and outside of Oman while spreading the Sultanate’s name,” she said.

“Anything we do outside (of Oman) and get an award is not just for the person; it’s also for where you are from. It’s like you’re an ambassador for your country and people will get to know more about your country,” Al Said explained.

She also believes firmly that mental health should be discussed as a community and getting the society involved in the best way to raise more awareness and under-standing of the suffering of mental health patients.

As a result of her efforts, the

ongoing initiative ‘Not Alone’ was born. The initiative in a video clip, aims to raise more awareness about mental health disorders and how to deal with those affected. It features contributions made by prominent figures and influential personalities.

“This initiative was started to generate awareness and it had nearly 50 people from all walks of life in the Sultanate,” Al Said revealed.

Give back“I believe in giving back and I re-ally believe that the more you can give, the more you get. I know a lot of people go through a lot of stuff and there are a lot of obstacles,

but the more the obstacles, the better because that means you’re doing something meaningful,” she added.

Al Said has also written and published articles covering all major fields of mental health in the local and regional magazines and newspapers. She was also the host of her own TV show on Na-tional Oman TV, where she inter-acted with callers to discuss men-tal health issues and concerns.

Al Said and the clinic are cur-rently working on an initiative regarding child abuse. Booklets are being prepared for distribu-tion in schools and other educa-tional institutes to raise aware-ness about the issue.

Offering words of inspiration and advice to the Omani people and residents, who feel they are being limited or restricted from doing and achieving what they want in life, Al Said stressed on the need to like what you are do-ing in order to succeed.

“It’s very easy to give up and say I’m limited or restricted and sadly people do that to others. If you be-lieve in something then I’m sure you won’t feel limited; but if you give up, it means you don’t believe in it,” Al Said stated.

“Doing a job, which you don’t like day-to-day, will cause you to give up; but if you really like some-thing, you will succeed for sure,” she added.

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The report also said that Boko Haram and the IS were jointly responsible for 51 per cent of all claimed global fatalities in 2014.

“From day one itself, Oman has been a peace loving country. Oman believes in dialogue and negotiation. It has played a crucial role in defusing regional tensions. It respects people and govern-ments elected by them,” Tawfiq Al Lawati, a Majlis Al Shura mem-ber, told the Times of Oman.

Peacemaker“Even the differences inside the country are defused by dialogue. His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s role as a peacemaker is lauded globally. Be it Yemen or Syria or any other country, His Majesty’s vision has played a cru-cial role in keeping terrorism at bay and paving the way for peace,”

Al Lawati added.Mohammed Al Khaldi, board

member of Oman’s general fed-eration of trade union, said Oman has accomplished this through mature planning.

“In the past, there were differ-ences among the people in Oman. However, policies formulated by the government were aimed at bridging the gap for peaceful coexistence. The result, today, is that we find people respecting and accepting others opinion,” Al Khaldi said.

“We all are aware of the concept of peaceful coexistence with all religions and respect the differ-ences. This has kept our country safe from terrorism,” he added.

Meanwhile, expatriates also agreed that it is the vision of the government which has helped the country keep terrorism at bay.

Gurumurthy N, a financial ex-pert at Central Bank of Oman, said Oman’s wisdom of foreign policy, strategy adopted in inter-national relations and meeting the needs of its own citizens.

“Omanis are peace loving in na-ture. They are basically resistant to any kind of fundamentalist and divisive ideologies. This country is like an oasis of peace in this re-gion,” Gurumurthy added.

Azra Aleem, Pakistan Social Club member, said it is His Maj-esty’s vision, which has helped Oman to keep terrorism and fundamental ideologies out of the country.

“While the majority of the countries are prone to terrorism, why is Oman free from such kind of troubles? It is only because of its foreign policy and love for peace,” Aleem noted.

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Smile Hypermarket opens its first outlet in SahamTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Smile Hypermarket opened its first outlet in Saham on Friday, which coincided with the 45th National Day celebrations in Oman.

The new hypermarket was of-ficially inaugurated by Sheikh Ali bin Mansoor Al Busaidi, the wali of Saham, in the presence of sev-eral high-ranking officials from various government departments, other dignitaries, representatives from local business communities and distinguished guests.

Top officials from Smile Hy-permarket were also present on the occasion.

Plans to expand Smile Hypermarket has plans to expand further across Oman in Al Khuwair, Salalah, Al Falaj and the Mabellah commercial area.

After the formal inauguration ceremony, the Smile Hypermarket threw its doors open to the public amidst much fanfare. Convenient-ly located in Saham, the spacious Smile Hypermarket is a one-stop

destination for all shopping needs. The fresh food section comprises of fruits, vegetables, dairy prod-ucts, meat, fish, while other sec-tions have garments, electronics, IT products, home appliances, electrical items, toys and more.

The hypermarket showcases a wide range of reputed brands sold at fair prices and all under one roof, offering customers a wholesome shopping experience. Its goal is to meet the needs of all communities in Oman and become a destination

where shopping brings happiness.Smile Hypermarket has intro-

duced for the first time in Oman, the amazing 9XD cinema. This lat-est cinema system, with an electric flight simulator technology makes the viewer feel the reality of the

movies. Special effects take the movie enthusiast to another world of fun. Other attractions at Smile Hypermarket are a Kid’s Fun Zone with gaming activities.

The outlet has also introduced inaugural offers for a range of

products. Customers can get gift vouchers worth OMR10 for every OMR18 spent on selected items. Besides, customers can win two land cruisers, gold coins and other surprise gifts in a lucky draw, for every OMR5 spent.

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ONE-STOP DESTINATION: The new hypermarket was officially inaugurated by Sheikh Ali bin Mansoor Al Busaidi, the wali of Saham, in the presence of top officials.

1,200 Nepalese expats yet to renew passports

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Around 1,200 Nepa-lese residents are yet to convert their handwritten passports to Machine Readable Passports (MRP), according to a senior of-ficial of the Nepalese Embassy in Muscat.

As of November 24, these hand-written passports will no longer be acceptable in other countries for visas; hence, re-stricting their ability to travel.

Rojina Tamrakar, chargé d’affaires at the Nepalese Embas-

sy in Muscat, said handwritten passports are not problematic for staying in the country, but in case Nepalese nationals have to travel abroad and renew their visa, then a problem would arise.

“So we request our Nepalese people staying in Oman to re-place their handwritten pass-ports with MRPs as early as pos-sible,” she said.

The International Civil Avia-tion Organisation (ICAO) has issued alerts about the impend-ing deadline when all non-MRPs would be rendered out of circula-

tion. The deadline for non-MRPs expiring on November 24, applies to all types of passports.

Tamrakar pointed out that the Nepal embassy has issued 5,117 MRPs passports ever since it was established.

“As per data, there are around 13,000 Nepalese, out of which 5,117 have been replaced and since MRPs have been started since 2010, these people, who came here after 2010 have trav-elled with MRPs. Many Nepalese have made their MRPs from Ne-pal where they went for vacation. So there may be around 1,000 to 1,200 Nepalese, with handwritten passports in Oman,” she added.

“We have taken extra meas-ures to reach out to residents and address the urgency of the matter. The embassy also sends a consular team to Salalah (most Nepalese are working here) eve-ry three months to collect the new forms and distribute the MRPs,” she stated.

The Nepalese embassy also

provides a leaflet for information to the PROs of the companies, who come to the embassy for various purposes so that they are aware of this issue.

“Similarly, we talk about these issues in programmes where the Nepalese community gathers so that information can be spread to the larger community,” she added.

Despite such efforts, many peo-ple have still not replaced their MRPs because they do not have enough time to come to the em-bassy or they may not have their passport with them.

“One of the main reasons why a few residents have still not con-verted to MRPs is because their passports are usually kept under the company’s supervision. Some residents don’t bother to apply for one since they have a valid visa, which they can use and in situa-tions as these, companies should play a better role in educating their employees about the impor-tance of owning an MRP,” a social worker noted.

From November 24, the hand-written

passports will no longer be acceptable in

other countries for visas; hence, restricting

the ability of Nepalese nationals to travel

Haitham presides over National Day celebrationsKHASAB: Musandam Governo-rate celebrated the 45th National Day on Saturday at the sports com-plex in the wilayat of Khasab, un-der the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tareq Al Said.

The celebration included three tableaus in which some 2,000 stu-dents and citizens from the gover-norate participated.

The first and second tableaus depicted the lifestyles of Omani people — their diverse professions, heritage, games, traditional arts of Musandam Governorate, the development witnessed in the Sul-tanate, the modern state of Oman,

and the progress witnessed in all spheres of life. The third tableau expressed the gratitude and ap-preciation to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

The event was attended by a number of ministers, Sayyid Khal-ifa bin Al Mirdas Al Busaidi gover-nor of Musandam, advisors, chair-man of the Higher Committee of the National Day celebrations, , members of the State Council and Majlis Al Shura, judges, military officers, sheikhs, dignitaries, of-ficials at the government and pri-vate sectors and citizens from the Governorate of Musandam. —ONA

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GLORIOUS NATIONAL DAY: The celebrations included three

tableaus in which some 2,000 students and citizens from the

Musandam Governorate participated.– ONA

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UN resolution on IS a key moment: Britain

L O N D O N/ M O S C OW/ B E I -RUT: British Prime Minister David Cameron said the United Nations Security Council’s reso-lution to redouble action against IS in Syria was an important moment, strengthening his bid to start air strikes against the militant group there.

The Security Council unani-mously adopted a resolution on Friday drafted by France after a series of attacks in Paris a week ago that killed 130 people and were claimed by IS. “This is an im-portant moment,” said Cameron in a statement soon afterwards.

“The international commu-nity has come together and has resolved to defeat this evil, which threatens people of every country and every religion.”

Britain is already involved in air strikes against IS militants in Iraq. Cameron wants to ex-tend the operation to hit IS in Syria to fall into line with allies, and has said he will submit a plan to parliament to do so.

He will meet French President Francois Hollande on Monday to discuss the fight against terrorism in Syria and Iraq, his spokesman said on Saturday. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in an interview broad-cast on Saturday said that Britain should cooperate with Russia in any air strikes it carries out in

Syria, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview broadcast on Saturday, underlining Moscow’s growing assertiveness in the re-gion. “Undoubtedly, it (any Brit-ish action) should be a matter of cooperation, so that the steps are not directed at destroying the statehood of Syria,” Zakharova told current affairs programme Vesti on Saturday.

Zakharova cited remarks by the Syrian ambassador in Moscow, according to which countries that coordinate their military actions with Russia are regarded by Syria as coordinating their actions with Syria.

Commenting on Cameron’s

remarks, Zakharova said that Britain “should have reached of course not for the microphone but for the telephone” to instruct the British ambassador to the United Nations “to begin consultations, including with Russia”.

“We have never blocked any-thing (at the UN Security Coun-cil), as far as sensible initiatives based on international law are concerned,” she said.

In the past Russia and China have repeatedly blocked Western-backed UN Security Council reso-lutions critical of the Syrian gov-ernment or proposing stronger international actions against it.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese army has arrested six Palestinians try-

ing to leave to Syria to fight along-side insurgents aiming to topple Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday.

The security source said the men were caught in a mountain-ous area near the border town of Hermel. He did not give further details but added that the army has also shut down five illegal crossings to Syria in the area which were used to smuggle people and goods.

Authorities launched a crack-down in south and north Lebanon after two suicide bomb attacks claimed by IS killed 44 people in a Beirut suburb this month, the lat-est spillover from the Syrian civil war across the border.

They said they dismantled a network planning further at-tacks in Lebanon. On Saturday, the army arrested two Lebanese men on suspicion of belonging to a “terrorist group”. — Reuters

The Security Council

unanimously

adopted a resolution

on Friday drafted by

France after a series

of attacks in Paris

Turkey launches air strikes on PKKANKARA: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets in north-ern Iraq and southeast Turkey on Friday night, the latest raids in a military campaign against the rebel group.

The Turkish army said it hit 23 PKK targets, including shelters and supply points, in Zap, Avasin-Baysan, Hakurk and Qandil areas in northern Iraq with 22 fighter

jets. The air strikes were carried out between the hours of 11pm and 2am, the army said.

LocationsIt also said it hit PKK locations in Sirnak province in Turkey’s southeast, including shelters and gun points. The PKK’s 31-year-old conflict with the state erupted anew in July, with Turkey launch-ing air strikes on militant camps

in response to attacks on its secu-rity forces, ending a March 2013 ceasefire. Hundreds have been killed in the latest fighting.

Designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and Eu-ropean Union, the PKK launched a separatist insurgency in 1984 in which more than 40,000 peo-ple have been killed. The state launched peace talks with its jailed leader in 2012. — Reuters

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World powers to help

Iran redesign reactor

DUBAI: Six world powers will help Iran redesign its Arak heavy water reactor so that it cannot produce weapons-grade pluto-nium, according to a document released by the state news agency IRNA on Saturday.

The document was signed sepa-rately on November 13, 17 and 18 by the foreign ministers of Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany) as well as EU for-eign policy chief Federica Mogher-ini. It became effective on the date it was signed by all states.

The fate of the Arak reactor in central Iran was one of the toughest

sticking points in the long nuclear negotiations that led to an agree-ment in July. Removing the core of the heavy water reactor to produce less plutonium is a crucial step before the relief from sanctions starts. Iran will act as project man-ager, according to the document, while China “will participate in the redesign and the construction of the modernised reactor” and the United States “will provide tech-nical support and review of the modernised reactor design”.

France, the United Kingdom and Germany will participate in design review and Russia will pro-vide consultative services. — Reuters

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Iran will act as project manager, according to the document, while

China “will participate in the redesign and the construction of the

modernised reactor” and the United States “will provide technical

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It is time to reinforce India’s civilisational values: Pranab

NEW DELHI: Noting that the world is presently “struggling to deal with the worst impulses of intolerance”, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said this was the time to reinforce the values that bind together the complex diversity of modern-day India and promote them through-out the globe.

Inaugurating the first-ever In-ternational Conference of Indolo-gists, he cited Swami Vivekanan-da’s message that “the world has yet to learn from India, the idea

not only of toleration, but of sym-pathy” as he sought to remind people of the high values for which the country has been known.

“We are today witnessing events without precedent; when the world is struggling to deal with the worst impulses of intol-erance and hatred that mankind has ever witnessed.

“At such a time, there can be no better recourse than to remind ourselves of the high values, writ-ten and unwritten samskaras (tradition), duties and the way of life that is the essence of India,” the president said.

He further stressed that “this is the time to reinforce the civili-sational values that bind together the complex diversity of modern-day India and promote them among our people and the world”.

Ever since the Dadri lynching incident and subsequent events, Pranab has been appealing for tol-erance and pluralism.

He appealed to the scholars attending the three-day meet to not excessively dwell on ancient times or merely fill the people with nostalgia about India’s grand past but “highlight the manner in which pluralism and multi-cul-

turalism are at the very core of the Indian psyche”.

“I am confident that your de-liberations over the next three days will highlight the manner in which pluralism and multi-cul-turalism are at the very core of the Indian psyche. They will surely make an important contribution to our existing body of knowledge in the area of Indology,” he said.

Pranab also gave away the first Distinguished Indologist Award to Prof Emeritus Heinrich Frei-herr von Stietencron of Germany in recognition of his great work in Indology, or the study of India

from the perspectives of history, culture, religion and languages, among others.

The award, instituted by the Ex-ternal Affairs Ministry and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, in-cludes $20,000 and a citation.

External Affairs Minister Su-shma Swaraj was also present dur-ing the function. Pranab also asked the younger generation across the world to study, practice and ben-efit from Ayurveda and other an-cient Indian healing systems.

With June 21 having been des-ignated as the International Day of Yoga, the President said that the ancient science of yoga has been demystified.

It has been taken to the man on the street, who has learned how to make the practice of yoga a part of his daily routine, he added.

“The global popularisation of yoga will help to improve the lifestyle of those who adopt it and proactively safeguard their physical and mental well-being. I would like to encourage the younger generation of the world to study, practice and benefit from Ayurveda and other ancient Indian healing systems.

“I look forward to the increas-ing integration of this science into a holistic treatment of diseases.

I would also like to see more Indology in the academic col-laborations between India and her foreign partners. This will not only add new dimensions to the bilateral discourse of India with these friendly countries but will also create yet another layer of co-operation and mutual under-standing,” he said. - PTI

President Pranab

Mukherjee cited

Swami Vivekananda’s

message that ‘the

world has yet to learn

from India, the idea

not only of toleration,

but of sympathy’, as

he sought to remind

people of the high

values for which the

country has been

known through ages

RECOGNITION: President Pranab Mukherjee presents ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award to Heinrich Freiherr von Stietencron of Germany, during the inauguration of the first-ever World Indology Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. - PTI

Alleged botch-up by Raigad police under lens in Sheena Bora murderMumbai: With questions being raised on the alleged botch-up of the Sheena Bora murder case by Raigad police in 2012, the Ma-harashtra government has asked state DGP to submit a fresh report on it within 15 days and sought to know why no FIR was filed after the victim’s body was found.

In a related development, CBI on Saturday continued to grill former media magnate Peter Mukherjea, who was arrested on Thursday and charged with mur-der, criminal conspiracy, destroy-ing evidence and lying to protect his wife Indrani, at the agency’s office in south Mumbai where he is being kept, sources said.

Peter, husband of Indrani, was remanded to CBI custody till No-vember 23 by a magistrate court on Friday.

Sheena Bora was allegedly murdered by her mother Indrani Mukherjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and former driver Shyamvar Rai here in April 2012.

The body of the 24-year-old was dumped at a forest in Raigad dis-trict. Dissatisfied with one-page report submitted by former DGP Sanjeev Dayal on the action taken against the Raidgad police in 2012, the state government Directed Di-rector General of Police Pravin Dixit to submit a fresh report.

The state government has or-dered a probe as to why the police had not filed an FIR or an ADR (Accidental Death Report) when Sheena’s body was first found at a forest in Pen taluka of Maha-rashtra’s Raigad district on May 23, 2012.

“The last DG (Dayal) submitted a one-page report to us, but I was not satisfied with it. I said sup-porting documents will be needed

to take action against a senior po-lice officer,” Additional Chief Sec-retary (Home) K. P. Bakshi said.

“The incumbent DGP (Dixit) has been given the responsibility of submitting a fresh report with corresponding documents now.

We are expecting a report with-in the next 15 days,” Bakshi said.

Refuting media reports on the alleged involvement of a sen-ior police officer in delaying the Sheena murder probe, Bakshi had earlier said the government had received no official communica-tion from the CBI on the issue.

“The state government, within two days of transferring the probe to the investigating agency, en-sured that it gets all the logistical support it needs,” he said.

“The government’s assistance to CBI on the directions of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and their swiftness in taking the case forward led to the premier inves-tigation agency filing the charge sheet before time,” he said.

However, Bakshi refused to comment when asked if Peter

would have escaped the clutch-es of law had the case not been transferred to the CBI.

Rahul said, “Charges against him (Peter) are absolutely out-rageous,” as he emerged from the CBI office in South Mumbai, where he spent Friday night after requesting the sleuths to let him do so. Rahul had on Friday said that Peter’s arrest had come as a “shock” for him.

“I don’t believe he knew (any-thing about the murder.. other-wise I wouldn’t be here,” he told reporters outside a court.

The probe agency had also told the magistrate court that Peter was in continuous conversation with Indrani prior to, during and after the gruesome murder.

Suggesting a financial angle to her murder in April 2012, the charge sheet said fear of Sheena inheriting the entire property of Indrani and her husband in the event of the victim’s marriage to Rahul was the prime motive for Indrani to do away with her daughter. - PTI

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CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY: Peter Mukherjea is escorted after being produced by the CBI at the Esplanade court in Mumbai on Friday in connection with Sheena Bora murder case. - PTI

Paswan defends Modi, Shah on Bihar poll drubbing

PATNA: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah in the wake of NDA debacle in Bihar.

“It’s not the defeat of NDA but defeat of public of Bihar,” Paswan told reporters. When asked if Na-tional Democratic Alliance(NDA) drubbing in Bihar was a defeat of the Prime Minister on whose face the ruling coalition had gone to polls, Paswan disagreed and thanked Modi and Shah for suc-cessful campaigning in the state.

“PM would have been defeated if his election meetings had flopped. But we saw a huge gathering of people in his all election meet-ings,” the LJP chief said, adding, “We should be thankful to the PM for devoting so much time to Bihar to know about its problems.”

“NDA had contested elections not in the name of PM but in the name of development of Bihar,” he said. Paswan also praised Shah saying he worked hard to galva-nise party workers by making surprise visits to district party headquarters to establish proper coordination between workers of constituent parties.

Paswan felt that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cleverly enacted so-cial engineering by recommending many OBC castes for EBC status and EBCs into SCs/STs to win their votes. Paswan had earlier said that opposition parties in Bi-har were successful in convincing people that reservation will go and minorities won’t be safe if NDA came to power. - PTI

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PM would have been defeated if his election meetings had flopped. But we saw a huge gathering of people in his all election meetingsRam Vilas Paswan, Lok Janshakti Party president

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Come, invest in India; our time has come, says Modi

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the global investment com-munity to set up shop in India and benefit from its fast growth, strong fundamentals, constant reforms and a welcoming environment.

Starting his first set of engage-ments here during his five-day, two-nation visit to Malaysia and Singapore, the prime minis-ter also announced a $1-billion credit line to expand trade with Asean and promised electronic visas soon for the nationals of its 10 members.

Solar allianceHe also called for concerted glob-al action against terrorism and asked the leaderships of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indone-sia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to participate in the

solar alliance he has proposed among 122 countries.

“By almost every major eco-nomic indicator India’s doing bet-ter than when we took office 18 months ago,” Modi said in his first regional meeting, the India-Asean Business Summit, and said this was visible in growth, inflation, interest rates, deficit, foreign capi-tal inflows and tax revenues.

“Obviously, this did not happen by accident. The world economy is not exactly doing well. This suc-cess is the result of a series of con-certed policies,” he said, adding the idea was not to reform alone but to reform for transformation.

“Most of the Asean economies have done their bit for Asia’s re-surgence. Now it is India’s turn,” Modi said to loud applause after his arrival here in the early hours of Saturday for the 13th Asean-India Summit and the 10th East Asia Summit.

“We know that our time has

come.” Addressing the Asean-India Summit, Modi said he was pleased to see bilateral trade grow to $76.5 billion in 2014-15 after some de-cline, adding the regional grouping was India’s largest partner for in-vestment in both directions.

He also raised the issue of cli-mate change, ahead of the crucial 12-day global meet in Paris from November 30.

“India has ambitious clean en-ergy plans: 175 GW of additional capacity of renewable energy by 2022, and 40 percent of energy through non-fossil fuel by 2030,” the prime minister said.

“I have also proposed an inter-national solar alliance of 122 so-lar-rich countries, which French President (Francois) Hollande and I will launch in Paris on No-vember 30. We look forward to your participation in the launch and the alliance.”

The prime minister also had several bilateral meetings on the

margins of the summit, notably with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, who hosted him for lunch. In both meetings, held sep-arately, the leaders said there was much to gain in their bilateral ties.

“India-Japan ties have the great-est potential of any bilateral rela-tionship in the world,” said Abe.

Premier Li, on his part, said In-dia and China have more common interests than divergences, with compatible development strate-gies that have the scope for fur-ther consolidation.

A host of measuresAt the business summit, the Indi-an prime minister outlined a host of measures taken to make his country an investment-friendly destination, notably through cam-paigns such as “Make in India”, “Digital India” and “Skill India”.

“I invite you to come and see the winds of change in India,” he said,

adding: “Winds take time to cross the borders. That is why I am here to invite you, personally.”

Simplifying paperworkModi said his government was working hard to cut complicated procedures and making them available on one platform, prefer-ably online, besides simplifying paperwork on a war footing.

“That’s how we have jumped up by 12 ranks in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report of 2016.”

This, he said, has also resulted in foreign investment inflows growing 40 per cent this year, and the country jumping six places in Unctad’s ranking of investment attractiveness and the World Eco-nomic Forum’s Global Competi-tiveness Index, besides an outlook upgrade by Moody’s.

Listing some recent initiatives, he said foreign equity caps were eased in some key sectors such as insurance, defence and railways, permissions for approvals were placed under automatic route, for-eign portfolio investment norms were relaxed and the regime of retrospective tax had ended.

“These are just a few examples.Almost on a daily basis, we are

trying to remove the bottlenecks that were affecting our growth process. Even early this month, we took very dynamic steps to fur-ther open up the economy for for-eign direct investment,” he said.

“With this round of reforms, we are among the most open econo-mies in the world.”

The prime minister also sought to address some of the concerns the global investors had.

“Going further, I want to assure you India is committed to protect-ing intellectual property rights,” he said, adding: “We’re moving fast to make sure our tax regime is transparent and predictable.”

He assured that genuine inves-tors will get quick, fair decisions on tax matters. - IANS

Addressing the

Asean-India Summit,

Prime Minister

Narendra Modi said

he was pleased to

see bilateral trade

grow to $76.5

billion in 2014-15

after some decline,

adding the regional

grouping was India’s

largest partner for

investment

ONE FOR THE ALBUM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi join hands with other leaders during a group photo at the 13th ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. - PTI

‘NDA indulging in revenge politics’AHMEDABAD: Senior Con-gress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday alleged that the NDA government was indulging in re-venge politics and targeting the Nehru-Gandhi family with a view to weaken Congress.

“The NDA government is in-dulging in revenge politics to weaken the Congress. The throw-ing of muck is not just happening now, since the Independence they

have been doing this against the Nehru-Gandhi family. They know that to weaken Congress they have to target and weaken the Nehru-Gandhi family,” Patel said in reply to a question over BJP leader Sub-ramanian Swamy’s recent charges against Rahul Gandhi.

“All the allegations are baseless and Rahul Gandhiji has given an apt reply,” Patel added.

The political secretary to Con-

gress president Sonia Gandhi also said the results of local bodies’ polls in Gujarat scheduled to be held on November 29 will bring a downfall of the ruling BJP in Gu-jarat. The Rajya Sabha MP is here to campaign for his party ahead of local polls that are being fought amid the Patel quota agitation.

Congress hopes to make a mark in the elections riding on the Patel quota agitation. - PTI

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Akali Dal, Congress spar over Punjab incidentsNEW DELHI: The war of words between Punjab’s ruling Akali Dal and the Congress escalated on Sat-urday with Deputy Chief Minis-ter Sukhbir Singh Badal accusing Congress of fomenting trouble in the state by encouraging seces-sionist forces, a charge rejected by the opposition party.

On a day they shifted their bat-tle to the national capital, Badal and Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh held separate press meets here hurling charges and counter-charges.

The Akali leader alleged that Congress leaders shared stage with radical and separatist ele-ments at a recent gathering in Amritsar, where demand for Khal-istan was raked up.

Badal, who is the chief of Pun-jab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), also met President Pranab Mukherjee and demanded that action should be taken against Congress and the party should be “derecognised” as it was “anti-na-tional”. He alleged that under Ra-hul Gandhi’s leadership Congress was trying to create the same envi-ronment in Punjab that it suffered during the years of militancy.

Dismissing the charges that his party was supporting radical and anti-national forces, Amarinder said Badal was trying to shift the blame on Congress to hide his own failures.

“We in Congress do not need any lessons on patriotism and nation-alism from someone like Sukhbir Badal, whose father and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal still takes pride in having burnt the copies of the Constitution of In-dia during Khalistan movement,” he told reporters here. Describing the Punjab situation as “controlled destablisation by the ruling Akalis which has gone out of control”, he said the Badals were trying to di-vert public attention after sensing growing disenchantment with the Akali regime. - PTI

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DEMONSTRATION AGAINST ATTACKS IN FRANCEA child holds a placard at a demonstration against the deadly attacks in France and other parts of the world. The demonstration was organised

by the Pakhtunkhwa Civil Society Network, at the Press Club in Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday. - Reuters

Pakistan, Russia usher in a new era of cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Rus-sia on Friday expressed their re-solve to strengthen defence and economic ties besides cooperat-ing in regional matters, as a fast-changing regional security situ-ation warms relations between adversaries of the cold war era.

Russian Federation’s Federal Drug Control Service Director and Russia-Pakistan Inter-Gov-ernmental Commission (IGC) Co-Chairman Victor P. Ivanov acknowledged Pakistan’s role in regional stability.

Hold joint exercises“Both countries would hold joint navy exercises next month, under-scoring the growing cooperation,” he said. He appreciated Pakistan’s stance on Ukraine and Syria, and

on behalf of Russia, offered MI-35 helicopters to curb drug trafficking.

Ivanov, along with Minister of Finance Ishaq Dar, announced scores of measures both countries would take to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of defence, industry, finance, transport and energy.

The Russian Co-Chair also pro-posed having direct air link be-tween Moscow and Pakistan.

“Both sides have also decided to set up five working groups on industry with a focus on Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). There will be a finance and banking group, food and agriculture group, transport and logistics group and education group,” announced Dar while shar-ing outcomes of the two-day meet-ing with IGC.

In recent years, Pakistan that sided with the United States in

cold war era has decided to im-prove its relations with Russia.

“Political will to improve rela-tions is now being translated into economic cooperation and build-ing projects,” said Ivanov, while addressing a press conference.

“The primary task for both countries is to implement the North South Gas Pipeline project by ensuring supplies from Russia.”

Dar also appreciated Russia’s largest investment in Pakistan through Inter-Government Agree-ment on North South Gas pipeline on October 16, 2015.

“Pakistan wants to complete the $2-billion North South Gas pipe-line project by December 2017,” said Dar.

“Our countries believe in peace-ful regional moves,” said Ivanov.

He said Pakistan and Russia

shared common views on Afghani-stan and threats to regional peace like extremism and drug traffick-ing require close coordination be-tween both countries.

Both countries signed two agreements on dispute settlement over $117 million Russian depos-its and cooperation in science and technology besides setting new timelines to reach agreements on over a dozen projects and areas.

Economic ties“Pakistan desires to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with Russia and now we have a clear roadmap in front of us,” added Dar.

“Both countries have decided to share information to choke terror-ism financing and combat money laundering,” said Economic Affairs Division Secretary Tariq Bajwa.

“Russia has offered to supply Pakistan Sukhoi Super Jet (SSJ-100) prototypes and Jet airliner Irkut MC21.”

Power generationPakistan sought Russian coopera-tion in power generation, textile, construction, LNG, oil and gas and petrochemical sectors.

Dar offered to set up a ‘Special Economic Zone’ exclusively for Russian investors.

Both sides also agreed to begin talks for Preferential Trade Agree-ment (PTA), terming the current volume of bilateral trade a “little disappointing”.

Russia also showed interest in becoming a partner in four-nation Central Asia-South Asia 1000 electricity supply project.

Russia wants to supply power through CASA transmission line during winter season when energy supplies from CASA partners will not be feasible.

To cement cooperation in the power sector, it has been decided that a joint coordination commit-tee will be set up to follow progress on projects that have been picked for Russian investment.

“Russia may finance seven mega energy sector projects,” said the Water and Power Additional Secretary. “The 1,200MW Guddu power project, 600MW Jamshoro power plant, exploration of Thar coal blocks 8, 9 and 10, setting up Hubco power transmission line and Thar-Lahore power transmis-sion line and providing machinery for Dasu and Tarbela hydro power projects are the projects that have been finalised for seeking Russian investment,” he said. - Express Tribune

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Pakistan desires to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with Russia and now we have a clear roadmap in front of usIshaq DarFinance minister

Four killed in gun attack in KarachiKARACHI: A gun attack in Ka-rachi’s Pak Colony area on Sat-urday has left four persons dead and five others injured, Express News reported.

Initial reports revealed that uni-dentified assailants on motorcy-cles opened fire in the area, in what may have been a targeted attack, leaving four dead and five injured as they fled the scene.

While one person died on the spot, the injured were shifted to a local hospital where one is said to be in critical condition.

Probe onAs investigation is underway, po-lice revealed the identity of three of the deceased as Muhammad Shahid, Anwar Hussain and Mu-hammad Fahim. Further, sources said many have also been taken into custody.

In a similar attack on Friday, un-known gunmen killed four Rang-ers personnel as they guarded a mosque in Karachi’s Ittehad Town. Firing was conducted by killers on three motorcycles outside the Abu Hurairah mosque.

OperationThe Rangers as well as the police have been engaged in a three-year long Karachi operation in the city, and come under attack by mili-tants frequently. - Express Tribune

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Senior PPP leader Amin Fahim dies

KARACHI: Senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Makhdoom Amin Faheem passed away on Saturday morn-ing in a local Karachi hospital.

Fahim, 76, a senior vice chair-man of PPP and a member of the National Assembly in the NA-128 constituency, was di-agnosed with blood cancer and was under treatment in London and Dubai hospitals.

Having been abroad for sev-eral months, his condition be-came critical and he returned to Karachi; where he was under treatment at a private hospital.

Following news of the death, several towns in Hyderabad di-vision including Hala, Matiara, Saeedabad remained closed.

Meanwhile, condolences poured in, with politicians ex-pressing their grief over the de-mise of the senior leader.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Fahim, Radio Pakistan reported.

The premier prayed for eter-nal peace and tranquillity for the departed soul and commis-erated with the bereaved family, the statement said. - Express Tribune

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Growth in large-scale manufacturing sector slows downISLAMABAD: Growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sec-tor slowed down to 2.2 per cent in September amid renewed con-cerns over the impact of energy shortages and slump in commod-ity prices.

The LSM sector grew just 2.2 per cent in September over the same month of the last fiscal year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. The fig-ures were contrary to the trends of recent months when the large industries showed signs of recov-ery. In August, LSM grew at 4.8 per cent, renewing hopes in the indus-trial sector.

Average LSM output growth from July through September pe-riod remained at 3.9 per cent, ac-cording to the PBS, suggesting that

it will again be difficult to achieve the annual target of 6 per cent.

“The slump in prices of crude oil and other commodities is, at the moment, a matter of concern,” said Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) former presi-dent Iftikhar Vohra. “Companies are witnessing a decline in sales.”

A slowdown in industrial growth will also adversely affect this year’s revenue collection target of Rs3.104 trillion. The Institute for Policy Reforms (IPR) has already projected a shortfall of Rs150 bil-lion due to various reasons.

The sector also faces challenges of lack of credit due to massive fed-eral government borrowings and energy shortages.

From July through November 6, the private sector borrowed just

Rs13.5 billion. The PBS computes LSM growth based on the latest production data of 112 items re-ceived from various sources, in-cluding the Oil Companies Advi-sory Committee (OCAC), Ministry of Industries and Production and provincial bureau of statistics.

The Ministry of Industries and Production provincial Bureaus of Statistics, which recorded data for 65 industries, reported 0.6 per cent growth, while the OCAC reported just 0.7 per cent growth.

For the current fiscal year 2015-16, the government has set a 5.5 per cent overall economic growth tar-get, which according to the inter-national financial institutions, will be missed by a wide margin.

Growth in the textile sector that contributes almost 21 per cent

in the LSM output remained ex-tremely low, highlighting scores of challenges that the sector faces now. The textile sector is strug-gling due to a slump in global commodity prices and growing cost of doing business, which has made it uncompetitive against the regional peers.

The growth in sub-sector of food beverages and tobacco, which contributes over 12 per cent in the LSM, remained shy of 1 per cent.

The automobile sector posted relatively healthy growth of 1.7 per cent.

The growth in fertiliser manu-facturing remained below 1 per cent. There was a negative growth in iron and steel products, paper and board, engineering, electron-ics and wood products. -Express Tribune

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GROWTH TARGET: Labourers prepare a steel pillar at a construction

site in Lahore. For the current fiscal year 2015-16, the government

has set a 5.5 per cent overall economic growth target. - AFP file photo

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Malaysia calls on world leaders to confront terror

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called on world leaders to confront ex-tremism, saying its “barbaric acts” do not represent any race or reli-gion, as he opened a regional sum-mit overshadowed by a spate of at-tacks around the globe.

Militants killed 19 people in an attack on a hotel in Mali on Fri-day before Malian commandos stormed the building and rescued 170 people, many of them foreign-ers. This came a week after IS mili-tants killed 129 people in coordi-nated attacks in Paris.

“The perpetrators of these cow-ardly and barbaric acts do not rep-resent any race, religion or creed, nor should we allow them to claim to do so,” Najib said in his opening speech at the ASEAN summit.

“They are terrorists and should be confronted as such, with the full force of the law.”

Malaysia has deployed extraor-dinary security measures around Kuala Lumpur as leaders from 18 countries, including US President Barack Obama, arrived for a pair of weekend summits.

Obama said on Saturday the Mali hotel attacks only stiffened the resolve of the United States and its allies, which would be re-lentless in fighting those targeting its citizens and would allow mili-

tants no safe haven. “With allies and partners, the United States will be relentless to those who target our citizens,” Obama said in opening remarks to ASEAN busi-ness executives.

“We will continue to root out ter-rorist networks. We will not allow these killers to have a safe haven.”

Most of the leaders arrived from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila. Both the APEC meeting and the ASEAN summit typically focus on economic issues but have been overshadowed by the terrorist attacks.

Economic communityNajib said he had intended to open the summit to talk about an economic community that the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations intends to launch in a region of 622 million people with a combined economic output of $2.5 trillion. “But the

events of recent days and weeks have cast a shadow over us all,” he said. He said countries such as Malaysia have a duty to expose as lies the “ideology propagated by these extremists that is the cause of this sadistic violence. Malay-sia has announced it is setting up a “counter-terrrorism” messag-ing centre using social media and other messaging tools.

In a veiled swipe at China, which is also attending the meet-ings in Malaysia, Obama told the ASEAN business executives the United States was working with Southeast Asian allies to preserve maritime security and freedom of navigation. “The United States is working... to uphold the freedom of navigation and ensure disputes in the region are resolved peacefully,” he said.

Beijing has overlapping claims with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei in the South China Sea, through

which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

China has been transforming seven reefs in the Spratly archi-pelago into artificial islands and building three airfields and other facilities on some of them, prompt-ing concern in Washington and the region that China is extending its military reach deep into maritime Southeast Asia.

China has said it does not want the South China Sea issue to be the focus of the meetings in Kuala Lumpur.

Obama said his signature free trade agreement, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), will bind the United States even closer to some of our strongest al-lies in Asia”.

“Our alliances are the founda-tion for our security which be-comes the foundation for our prosperity, which allows us to in-vest in the source of our strength, including our alliances,” he told the

ASEAN business executives. The Asia-Pacific countries in the TPP include Japan, Singapore, Malay-sia, Vietnam, Brunei, New Zealand and Australia, all of whom are at-tending the Malaysia meetings.

After his speech, Obama vis-ited a Kuala Lumpur educational centre for refugees, many of them Rohingyas from Myanmar, to help focus attention, he said, on “an un-precedented number of refugees” across the world.

Speaking of the children he met, he said “that’s the face of not only of children from Myanmar, that’s the face of Syrian children and Iraqi children.”

Alluding to Republican critics who are trying to block the flow of Syrian refugees to the United States, he said: “The notion that somehow we would be fearful of them, that the politics would some-how lead us to turn our sights away from their plight” was not in keep-ing with American values. — Reuters

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Obama visits refugee centre in Malaysia to highlight crisisKUALA LUMPUR: US President Barack Obama visited a refugee centre in Malaysia on Saturday to highlight his call for more compas-sion at home to deal with a global migrant crisis, as Republicans seek to block US acceptance of Syrian refugees.

Speaking of the children he met at the Dignity for Children Foun-dation in Kuala Lumpur, Obama said “that’s the face of not only children from Myanmar, that’s the face of Syrian children and Iraqi children”.

Many of the children at the cen-tre were Rohingyas who have fled persecution in Myanmar. Alluding to Republican critics who are try-ing to halt the flow of Syrian refu-gees to the United States, Obama said: “The notion that somehow

we would be fearful of them, that our politics would somehow leave us to turn our sights away from their plight is not representative of the best of who we are.”

Obama’s visit to the refugee cen-tre came a week after attacks by IS militants in Paris renewed debate over his plan to bring more than 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States over the next year.

ConcernsUS lawmakers have called for Obama to pause or stop the pro-

gram altogether, citing concerns it could lead to infiltration of mili-tants who could launch Paris-style attacks.

“Apparently they’re scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America,” Obama said on Wednesday in Ma-nila, where he was attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera-tion summit.

ScreeningHe insisted that the process for screening refugees for possible en-try into the United States was rig-orous and said the United States didn’t make good decisions “based on hysteria” or exaggerated risk.

Obama told reporters on Satur-day that one of the reasons he came to visit the refugee centre in Kuala

Lumpur was “because globally we are seeing an unprecedented num-ber of refugees” and Washington needed to demonstrate leadership on the issue.

“The world is already focused on the humanitarian crisis taking place in Syria but we can’t forget that there are millions of other refugees from war-torn parts of the world,” Obama said as he met with a small group of refugees at the centre.

Obama highlighted the case of a 16-year-old girl who sat smiling beside him. She fled Myanmar when she was eight and was be-ing resettled in the United States, he said. The UN refugee agency estimates that violence has dis-placed 60 million people across the world. — Reuters

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Bangladesh opposition leaders seek clemencyDHAKA: Two Bangladeshi oppo-sition leaders on Saturday asked the president to save them from death penalties, Law Minster Ani-sul Huq told Reuters.

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the final ap-peals by Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury against death pen-alties for atrocities committed during the 1971 war.

“They submitted two petitions to the ministry of Home Affairs through the jail authority, and the ministry has now forwarded those to the Law, Justice and Parliamen-tary ministry,” Huq said by phone.

The petitions will be sent to the president’s office soon, he added.

“There is no time limit when the president will take a decision, but he will consult with the prime minister,” the minister said.

Mujahid, secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was found guilty of charges including torture and the murders of intel-lectuals and minority community while he commanded Al Badr, an auxiliary force during the war.

Chowdhury, a former legisla-tor from ex-premier Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was convicted in 2013 on charges of genocide, religious per-secution, abduction and torture during the war.

ExecutedTwo Jamaat leaders have been executed so far, one in December 2013 and another in April. They declined to seek clemency. “We did not get justice. We are the victims of repression and intentional har-assment,” Ali Ahmad Mabrur, a son of Mujahid, told Reuters by email.

Mujahid, social welfare minister from 2001 to 2006 under Khaleda, would be the first former minis-ter to be hanged for war crimes in Bangladesh, while Chowdhury would be the first BNP leader to go to the gallows. — Reuters

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REGIONAL GATHERING: Leaders pose for a group photo with ASEAN leaders during the ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, China and South

Korea) meeting, part of the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur. – AFP

CALL FOR COMPASSION: US President Barack Obama speaks with

children between the ages of seven and nine as he tours the Dignity

for Children Foundation in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. – AFP

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Addressing the Council of Oman this No-vember, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said expressed pride in the Sultanate’s

achievements across various fields. When con-sidered in isolation, each achievement dur-ing the past 45 years is exceptional, but when considered in their entirety, they tell the re-markable story of Oman’s economic and social transformation under His Majesty’s wise and visionary leadership.

The world has been witness to many impressive economic success stories since 1970. Each had in common rapid economic growth, increased liv-ing standards, and greater influence on the inter-national stage. The emergence of the four “Asian Tigers”, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, was followed by the growth of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and more recently the CIVETS (Colom-bia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa), to name just a few.

Within the MENA region, driven by abundant oil reserves, the UAE and Qatar have been per-haps the most visible economic success stories of recent times. Oman, on the other hand, has gen-erally been considered the “next big thing”, with boom times just around the corner. However, this perception fails to accurately reflect Oman’s pro-gress during the 45 remarkable years of the reign of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Since 1970, Oman’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown from $0.25 billion to $81.79 bil-lion in 2014, while GDP per capita in the same period has gone from $354 to $19,309.

Thanks to the huge importance placed by His Majesty on education and health, the illiteracy rate fell by 44 per cent between 1970 and 2003, a quite remarkable feat given there were only three schools in Oman back then, while life expectancy increased from 49.4 in 1970 to 76.6 today.

As a result, the UNDP ranked Oman at the top of the world’s ten leading countries that have made the greatest progress in the last 40 years in educa-tion and public health. On the international stage, Oman now boasts four UNESCO World Heritage sites, many top class sporting events, and is an ac-tive participant in global and regional bodies such as the Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council.

In short, in less than half a century, Oman has

been transformed into a truly modern, developed and dynamic economy, with abundant opportu-nities for our people.

All parts of society have benefited too, with, for instance, women now graduating in re-cord numbers, assuming the most senior roles within Omani businesses and starting their own enterprises.

Many of the economic miracles of the past, such as the Celtic and Baltic Tigers of the 1990s and 2000s proved to be somewhat illusory and were quickly curtailed when faced with serious headwinds. Oman stands apart for the consist-ency of its performance over more than four dec-ades. Even in the current economic climate, with oil price deflation and global uncertainty weigh-ing heavily on many countries, Oman is a model of stability that it is expected to deliver economic growth of approximately 4 per cent during this year and next. This has only been possible due to His Majesty’s relentless push for greater eco-nomic diversification and sophistication, which has proved to be extremely wise given the recent developments in the world economy.

Take for instance the investments in infra-structure development, with as much as $50 billion earmarked for investment in areas like transportation, utilities and communications. Major projects such as the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), Duqm port, SEZAD free zone, Oman’s national rail network and the sea and airports have the potential to transform Oman into a regional leader in industries like lo-gistics and manufacturing. They are just a few of many examples in Oman where a single vision is transforming entire regions and industries.

These and other similar projects will serve as a catalyst for economic diversification long into the future. Oman’s economic growth during the reign of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has truly been remarkable.

As the country comes together to mark the 45th National Day, let us all celebrate what has been achieved and take a moment to consider our own individual roles in helping the Sultanate to reach even greater heights in the future.

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A charity campaign in Oman that has made a real difference to the lives of a number of peopleThe ‘Box Appeal’ charity campaign — ‘Small Box. Big Difference.’ — organised by the Radisson Blu recently, made a difference to the

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Parisians vow to keep party going

PARIS: Parisians braved the cold and rain on Friday to go for bev-erages and make sure the lights stayed on in the trendy, multicul-tural eastern parts of the capital that were hit by militants only a week ago.

Many of the 130 victims of last Friday’s attacks were enjoying beverages after work on an unu-sually warm autumn night when IS gunmen sprang from cars and sprayed them with bullets in France’s worst violence since World War II.

Tension was still high in Paris at the end of a week in which there were scores of false alarms, epi-sodes of crowd panic and a seven-hour gunfight that left the suspect-ed mastermind of the attacks dead.

Though some Parisians were still thinking twice about going out, some 200 figures from the country’s cultural and media elite called on France to continue to have fun in defiance of militants who call Paris the “capital of vice”.

“One week on, let’s turn on the lights and light up candles in our cafes, streets, squares and towns and make ourselves heard through the music that they hate,” they wrote in a tribute published in the Huffington Post on Friday.

“Make noise and shine light so they understand they have lost,” wrote the signatories, who include singer Charles Aznavour, journal-ist Anne Sinclair and ballet dancer Marie-Claude Pietragalla.

Social mediaMany took to social media to share the hashtag #21h20, referring to the time the attackers first struck last week, and urged people to go out and make noise at 9.20pm (2020 GMT). On Tuesday, similar

calls for people to dine out and fill the city’s cafe terraces were heeded.

In the ethnically-diverse, up-and-coming 10th and 11th districts of Paris where the attacks took place, many of the usual watering holes popular with young peo-ple, artists and media types were buzzing with chatter and music on Friday. At the Barometre cafe one block from the Bataclan music hall, the manager was busy tak-ing orders and getting irritated by the media attention. A sign on the Bataclan still advertised the Ea-

gles of Death Metal concert dur-ing which attackers killed scores of people. “We have quite a lot of people tonight, but we prefer not to talk about what happened. We want to stop thinking about it and that’s why we’ve got a musician playing tonight,” said the manager Joyce Kervran.

Two men outside a youth hos-tel on nearby Boulevard Richard Lenoir said the neighbourhood had been quieter in the first part of the week, but since the nearby Oberkampf metro station had

reopened things had almost re-turned to normal. “These guys hit this area because it’s lively, young, joyful, all the things they hate,” 65-year-old local resident Lionel Degaraby said.

“A huge number of people died, for a big capital, for the most beautiful city in the world. It’s a big blow, but there is a lot of soli-darity,” said restaurant industry worker Olivier Gueguen, 39.

In front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant a few blocks away, hundreds of flow-

ers and candles have been placed where seven days ago young cou-ples and groups of friends were felled by assailants firing AK47 assault rifles. Outside the nearby Maria Luisa pizzeria, Clerc Rich-ard, 30, who works in an Apple store, said he had decided to eat there with his fiancee to show life carried on. “We were all shocked. We talked a lot about it with our family, at work, even in public transport. It has created a bond, a bond that wasn’t necessarily there before,” he said.

Information screens near Re-publique square, where vigils have been held, beamed: “Paris will al-ways be Paris” with an address for a website about what to do in the capital this weekend, replacing the usual traffic and weather messages. “These Parisian neighbourhoods that were hit are truly magical: lively, cosmopolitan, open to all the cultures of the world,” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said. “They have al-ways been a successful, and they will remain so,” she told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper. — Reuters

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LIFE GOES ON: A man walks on a street as people sit at tables outside a bistro in Paris, France, on Wednesday. Parisians were called to flock en masse to the French capital’s renowned cafes and restaurants

after last week’s attacks that killed many cafe-goers. – Reuters

PARIS: In the chaos of the ex-plosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the November 13 Paris attacks, nurse David instinctively sought to help the wounded.

Among them was a man lying amid overturned chairs and tables. David, who asked to be called just by his first name, lay him down. The man did not look to have massive injuries, but appeared unconscious, so David began CPR, the cardiopulmo-nary resuscitation he’d been trained for.

When he tore open the man’s t-shirt, David quickly realised that what he initially thought was a gas explosion at the cafe close to the Bataclan music hall where gunmen killed 89, was actually something far worse.

“There were wires; one white, one black, one red and one orange. Four different colours,” he told Reuters. “I knew then he was a suicide bomber.”

The man David was try-ing to resuscitate was Brahim Abdeslam, one of those involved in a series of deadly attacks that killed 130 people at cafe, res-taurants, a soccer stadium and a music hall. No one other than Abdeslam died at the cafe.

The sceneIn an amateur video obtained by Reuters, two men can be seen from outside the cafe trying to resuscitate a man lying on the floor. One is believed to be David, the other is unknown.

Near them, another person lies wounded on the floor amid spatters of blood.

“The first wire I saw was red. I think that was the detonator,” David said. “There was some-thing at the end.”

As soon as he realised the person he was trying to save had just tried to kill him, David says the fire services arrived. Among them was a fireman he knew. He told him what he had just seen. “He looked at me and started shouting for everyone to evacu-ate,” he said.

David, 46, who works at a

Paris hospital, knows the Comp-toir Voltaire well, living in the neighbourhood. He had been having dinner with a friend that Friday night. When the wait-ress brought their dishes, the explosion went off. “There was a huge flame, there was dust,” he said. “I immediately thought it was the heaters. I screamed, ‘cut off the gas’. There was panic, people started running out... I left the dining area and went on to the terrace.”

He first helped a woman, then a young man lying on a table, conscious but bleeding. A helper took over and David went to Abdeslam. “At this point, I never thought he was a suicide bomber, he was a customer like everyone else,” he said. “I thought that after the gas explo-sion, he must have gotten hurt.”

David says he did not see Abdeslam walk into the restau-rant. He believes he had been sitting at the terrace when he

detonated the bomb. “He had a large opening on his side, about 30 cms (11.8 inches),” he said. “When you lift a t-shirt and you see wires, you know that’s not normal.”

David says police told him that Abdeslam’s bomb had not fully exploded. “(Later), I was thinking about how I lay him on the floor, with me doing CPR. It’s a pretty vigourous process. By just doing that, I also could have been gone,” he said. — Reuters

When nurse discovered the man he tried to save was suicide bomber

HELPING THE WOUNDED: David, a French nurse who delivered first aid to a suicide attacker who blew himself up at the Comptoir

Voltaire cafe during last week’s Paris attacks, poses during an interview, in Paris, France, on Friday. – Reuters

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poses during the ‘Ugliest Man’ contest in Harare, Zimbabwe, on

Friday. – AFP

MALAYSIA: The Petronas Twin Towers are seen at night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday. – AFP

SPAIN: A rider trains with his horse before an exhibition during the Sicab 2015 International Horse

Fair in Sevilla, Spain, on Friday. – AFP

INDONESIA: Hanieh Rajabi of Iran competing in Women’s Daoshu during the 13th World Wushu

Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. – AFP

UNITED KINGDOM: Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

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Residential Outdoor Education Centre in Capel Curig, Snowdonia,

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Pereirao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday. – AFP

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Brussels on maximum security alert

BRUSSELS: Belgium put the cap-ital Brussels on maximum secu-rity alert on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning people to avoid crowds because of a “serious and imminent” threat of coordinated, multiple attacks by militants.

A week after the Paris bomb-ings and shootings carried out by IS militants, of whom one suspect from Brussels is at large and said by police to be highly dangerous, Brussels was placed on the top level “four” in the government’s threat scale after a meeting of top minis-ters, police and security services.

Soldiers were on guard in parts of Brussels, including at the in-stitutions of the European Union headquartered in the city. Brus-sels is also home to the headquar-ters of NATO.

“The result of relatively precise information pointed to the risk of an attack along the lines of what took take place in Paris,” Prime Minister Charles Michel told a news conference on Saturday. The Paris carnage left 130 people dead.

“We are talking about the threat that several individuals with arms and explosives would launch an at-tack perhaps in several locations

at the same time,” Michel said. He declined to elaborate, but said the government would review the sit-uation on Sunday afternoon.

The metro system is to remain closed until then, in line with rec-ommendation of the government’s crisis centre. Major shopping cen-tres and stores centre did open on Saturday morning, with soldiers deployed outside shops. How-

ever, many began closing their doors from around midday. The crisis centre advised the public to avoid places where a lot of people come, such as shopping centres, concerts, sports events or public transport hubs. The city’s muse-ums were shut and concert venues cancelled planned evening events.

The agency has called on local authorities to cancel large events

and postpone soccer matches, as well as stepping up the military and police presence.

Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that 1,000 troops were now available for patrols, double the level of a week earlier.

Fugitive suspected militant Salah Abdeslam, 26, slipped back home to Brussels from Paris short-ly after the attacks, in which his elder brother Brahim blew himself up at a cafe.

Fears of the risk Salah Abdeslam still poses prompted the cancella-tion last week of an international friendly soccer match in Brussels against Spain. The crisis centre said weekend games in Belgium’s two professional divisions should now be postponed, but most out-side Brussels appeared set to go ahead. The alert level for all of Belgium was raised following the Paris attacks to level three out of four, implying a “possible or prob-able” threat. Previously, only cer-tain sites, such as the US embassy, were at level three.

Belgium, and its capital in par-ticular, have been at the heart of in-vestigations into the Paris attacks - which included suicide bomb-ers targeting a France-Germany

soccer match - after the links to Brussels emerged. Three people detained in Brussels are facing terrorism charges.

Federal prosecutors said on Saturday that weapons had been found at the home of a person charged on Friday.

EU interior and justice minis-ters in Brussels on Friday pledged solidarity with France in the wake of the Paris attacks and agreed a series of new measures on surveil-lance, border checks and gun con-trol. French authorities have said the attacks were planned in Brus-sels by a local man, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 28, who fought for IS in Syria and was killed in a police siege of an apartment in the Paris suburb of St. Denis on Wednesday.

Salah Abdeslam, who was from the same Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek as Abaaoud and is said by officials to have known Abaaoud in prison, was pulled over three times by French police but not arrested as he was driven back to Brussels early last Saturday by two of the men now in custody.

As well as Abdeslam’s brother, a second man from Molenbeek, Bilal Hadfi, was also among the Paris suicide bombers.

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon told reporters he wanted a register of everyone living in Mo-lenbeek because it was not clear at present who was there, with au-thorities conducting door-to-door checks of every house. — Reuters

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Zuckerberg to take two-month paternity leaveSAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday he will take two months of paternity leave after his daughter’s birth, a strong statement from one of the busiest and most powerful US executives on the importance of family time.

Silicon Valley technology firms have rushed to extend parental leave allowances and other ben-efits in an attempt to recruit and retain talent, but many workers do not take advantage for fear of falling behind at work or missing out on promotions.

Paid maternityFacebook, the world’s biggest online social network, allows its US employees to take up to four months of paid maternity or pa-ternity leave, which can be used all at once or throughout the first year of their child’s life, a policy which is generous by US stand-ards. Zuckerberg announced in July that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were expecting a baby girl.

A 2015 study by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 21 per cent of em-ployers it surveyed offered paid maternity leave, and 17 per cent

provided paid paternity leave.“This is a very personal deci-

sion,” Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page, along with a pic-ture of a stroller, a yellow baby carrier and his dog, Beast. “Stud-ies show that when working par-ents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families.”

LeadershipZuckerberg, 31, did not say who would be running the company while he is out. Facebook did not immediately respond to an inquiry. It is likely that chief op-erating officer Sheryl Sandberg, who oversees all of Facebook’s advertising, will assume leader-ship. Zuckerberg largely over-sees products, but will likely rely on chief product officer Chris Cox while he is out.

Zuckerberg’s decision is unu-sual among high-level tech ex-ecutives, especially men. Yahoo Inc CEO Marissa Mayer took two weeks off after her first child’s birth in 2012, and when she an-nounced she was pregnant with identical twin girls in September, she said she would be taking lim-ited maternity leave and “work-ing throughout”. — Reuters

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7 killed as copter crashes at glacierWELLINGTON: A helicopter crashed at a remote New Zea-land glacier tourist spot on Sat-urday, killing all seven on board, police said.

Rescuers found the wreck of the helicopter in a crevasse at Fox Glacier, on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, but were unable to reach it due to difficult terrain, police said in a statement. Four tourists from the United Kingdom, two from Australia and a New Zealand pilot were

on board the helicopter reported missing on Saturday morning lo-cal time. Police said they were li-aising with embassies to contact next of kin and would attempt to recover the bodies on Sunday. Local media said the helicopter was operated by Alpine Adven-tures, which provides scenic flights and landings on the gla-cier. In 2010, a plane headed for Fox Glacier crashed while tak-ing off from a nearby town, killing all nine people on board. — Reuters

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running the company while he is out. Facebook did not

immediately respond to an inquiry. It is likely that chief

operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, who oversees all of

Facebook’s advertising, will assume leadership.

STRICT VIGIL: Soldiers patrol a pedestrian shopping street in Brussels on Saturday. – AFP

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Putin seeks global anti-terrorism fight after 19 killed in Mali attack

BAMAKO: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he wanted global cooperation to combat terrorism in the wake of a militant attack on a luxury hotel in Mali that killed 19 people includ-ing six Russians.

Friday’s assault came a week after militants killed 130 people in gun and bomb attacks in Paris claimed by IS militant group, and three weeks after a Russian airlin-er was downed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula by what Moscow and Western governments say was a bomb, killing 224 all people aboard.

The bloodshed at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali, a former French colony, evoked the problems French troops and UN peacekeep-ers face in restoring security and order in a West African state that has battled rebels and militants in its weakly governed desert north for years.

ClaimMilitant groups Al Mourabi-toun and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed re-sponsibility for the attack, which ended when Malian commandos stormed the building and res-cued 170 people, many of them foreigners.

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said two militants were killed in the commando operation.

His government increased se-curity at strategic points around Bamako at the start of a declared 10-day state of emergency.

“Mali will not shut down be-cause of this attack. Paris and New

York were not shut down and Mali won’t be. Terrorism will not win,” Keita said during a visit to the ho-tel on Saturday.

Six employees of Russian re-gional airline Volga-Dnepr were killed, Russia’s foreign ministry said, while six others were rescued.

Putin sent a telegram of condo-

lences to Keita and said “the wid-est international cooperation” was needed to confront global terror-ism, according to a statement by the Kremlin.

On Tuesday, Putin pledged to hunt down militants responsi-ble for blowing up the airliner, as well as intensified air strikes against militants in Syria, after the Kremlin concluded a bomb had de-stroyed the plane.

Putin and French President Francois Hollande also spoke by phone on Tuesday and agreed to boost coordination of their mili-tary actions in fighting militants in Syria.

Chinese President Xi Jinping

condemned the “cruel and savage” attack, whose dead included three Chinese executives of a state-run railway firm.

“China will strengthen coopera-tion with the international com-munity, resolutely crack down on violent terrorist operations that devastate innocent lives and safe-guard world peace and security,” the Beijing Foreign Ministry quot-ed Xi as saying in a statement on its website.

One American and a deputy from a regional parliament in Bel-gium were also killed in the Bam-ako hotel attack, though French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he was not aware of any French nationals killed.

The attackThe attack began at 7am on Friday when gunmen killed guards at the entrance of the hotel and barged inside. Malian commandos subse-quently stormed the hotel and res-cued around 170 people, many of whom had been hiding under beds or in side-rooms and rushed terri-fied from the building to safety as shooting continued inside.

By around 4pm the hotel was se-cured but Malians woke on Satur-day to a sense of shock at the latest high-profile raid by hardliners this year. “I feel bruised by this atro-cious act, which cannot be justified. No nation, no human life deserves such criminal barbarity,” said Ou-mar Fomba, a teacher. “I urge the Malian government to fight more fiercely against terrorism.”

In a speech on the sidelines of a summit with Asian nations in Malaysia, US President Barack Obama described the raid in Mali as “another awful reminder of the scourge of terrorism”.

Barbarity“Once again, this barbarity only stiffens our resolve to meet this challenge. We will stand with the people of Mali as they work to rid their country of terrorists and

strengthen their democracy. With allies and partners, the United States will be relentless.”

The attack was another jolting setback for France after the shock of the Paris carnage. France has stationed 3,500 troops in north-ern Mali to try to restore stability after a rebellion in 2012 by ethnic Tuaregs that was later hijacked by militants linked to Al Qaeda.

“We (France) have proved to be as blind as the Malian elite. Noth-ing changes in Mali. The elite continues to act like it always has, as does the international commu-nity,” said Laurent Bigot, former undersecretary in charge of West Africa at France’s foreign ministry, alluding to UN peacekeepers.

“People have been ringing the alarm bell for a long time, but it doesn’t do any good,” Bigot, who now works as a consultant, told Reuters.

Attention refocusedThe attack also refocused atten-tion on a veteran leader of Al Mour-abitoun, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a few months after reports, never confirmed, that he was killed in an air strike. Northern Mali was oc-cupied by hardline fighters, some with links to Al Qaeda, for most of 2012. They were driven out by a French-led military operation, but violence has continued.

Al Mourabitoun has claimed responsibility for a number of at-tacks, including an assault on a ho-tel in the town of Sevare, 600 km (375 miles) northeast of Bamako, in August in which 17 people in-cluding five UN staff were killed.

Belmokhtar is blamed for a large-scale assault on an Alge-rian gas field in 2013 and a ma-jor figure in insurgencies across North Africa.

In the wake of the Paris attacks, an IS militant in Syria told Reuters the organisation viewed France’s military intervention in Mali as another reason to target France and French interests. — Reuters

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End ‘welcome culture’ for refugees: Bavarian leaderMUNICH: A prominent ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel stepped up his criticism of her refugee policy on Saturday, de-manding an end to the “Willkom-menskultur” that has encouraged record numbers of migrants to seek asylum in Germany.

A day after criticising Merkel — as she stood uncomfortably be-side him on stage — for refusing to put a cap on the number of refu-gees entering Germany, Bavarian leader Horst Seehofer called for “a culture of reason, not a culture of welcome”.

“No one can be forced to shoul-der more than they can carry,” Seehofer said at a congress of his Christian Social Union (CSU) in Munich, where he was later re-elected as party chairman.

Sister partyThe CSU is the sister party of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and is a member of her coalition government in Ber-lin, but Seehofer has emerged as her most high-profile domestic critic in recent months.

Thousands of migrants are entering Germany every day, the

vast majority flowing into Bavar-ia over the Austrian border, and roughly a million are expected to arrive this year alone.

Merkel agreed in September to suspend EU asylum rules and allow thousands of migrants camped out in precarious con-ditions in Hungary through to Germany.

Scenes of German volunteers applauding refugees and offering them food as they descended from trains in Munich station sparked the feel-good term “Willkommen-skultur” (“welcome culture”).

CriticsBut the mood has since shifted, with critics saying Germany’s welcome has only encouraged more to risk the harrowing jour-ney from war-torn countries such as Syria and Iraq.

Merkel, who marks her 10-year anniversary in office on Sunday, has rebuffed calls from the CSU and members of her own party to impose a formal cap on the number of refugees Germany will accept, saying it would be impos-sible to enforce.

The scene on the stage in Mu-

nich on Friday underscored how politically vulnerable she has be-come in recent months as the tide of refugees continues, straining the resources of local commu-nities. A poll last week showed that 60 per cent of Germans are unhappy with Merkel’s refugee policies. “Seehofer humiliates Merkel,” read a headline in top-selling daily Bild. “Horst See-hofer treated the chancellor like a school girl at the CSU congress,” the paper’s deputy editor wrote in an editorial.

In what some may interpret as another slap at Merkel, Seehofer also announced plans to travel to Moscow soon to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The attacks in Paris last week that killed 130 people have creat-ed a sense in some Western capi-tals that cooperation with Mos-cow in fighting militants should be prioritised and differences over Ukraine given less impor-tance. But Merkel is among those who are reluctant to discuss any easing of sanctions against Rus-sia so long as the so-called Minsk peace deal for Ukraine has not been implemented in full. — Reuters

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SCENE OF ATTACK: Malian troops patrol outside the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako on Saturday. – AFP

HELPING HAND: Macedonian policemen help a migrant on a wheelchair to cross a railway track after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on Saturday. – AFP

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MUSCAT: As many as seven pre-qualified applicants have been invited to submit tenders for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for building the Duqm Refinery in Al Wusta region.

The refinery, once completed, will have the capacity to process 230,000 barrels of crude oil per day, according to a press release from Duqm Refinery.

The applicants include a com-bination of joint ventures, alli-ances, and sole entities capturing a total of 15 international com-panies. The selection process followed a structured and robust pre-qualification evaluation of the capabilities of all the compa-nies, who applied for inclusion in the tender list. It is envisaged that the tender will comprise of two EPC contracts. The larger con-tract will consist of all the equip-ment and structures required to

process the crude oil. The second contract will comprise of facili-ties, utilities, tankage and build-ings that are required to support that refinery process.

“The release of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation to these tenderers is another key milestone in the refinery project lifecycle and a significant achieve-ment for the project team.

The tender process has been well established and shall remain the focus of much of the team for the next year. Our aim is to achieve success on an interna-tional level by insisting on high standards for design, construc-tion and operation and by adding value to an area that is consid-ered to be the new economic hub of Oman and that shall become a major player in the region,” said Jacobus Nieuwenhuijze, direc-tor, Duqm Refinery Project.

The Duqm Refinery will be one of the growth engines for the spe-

cial economic zone. It will provide development opportunities for new projects that will directly and indirectly interface with the re-finery. These projects will look to benefit from the refinery’s prod-ucts, as well as provide different logistic services to the refinery.

The Duqm Refinery and Petro-chemical Industries Company is a joint venture between the Oman Oil Company and the Internation-al Petroleum Investment Com-pany. The strategic partnership between OOC and IPIC has been established to incorporate the Duqm Refinery, based in Al Duqm, which is located in the South East Al Wusta Governorate.

This gives the project a stra-tegic maritime location and the competitive advantage of being in the path of international ship-ping lines in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, thus easing the process of transport in and out of the region.

The applicants include a mix of joint

ventures, alliances, and sole entities totalling

15 international companies, who will submit

bids for EPC contracts

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MUSCAT: Value of the total real estate activity in the Sultanate reached OMR3.42 billion by the end of October, reflecting a 40.7 per cent rise, compared with the same period in 2014, data from the National Centre for Statis-tics and Information (NCSI) re-vealed.

The fees collected from all the legal transactions touched OMR40.400 million, showing an 18.5 per cent increase. The traded value of selling contracts also rose by 2.3 per cent to a record OMR1,022.6 million.

The number of selling con-tracts fell by 2.8 per cent to a re-cord 66,540 contracts, compared with 68,426 contracts during the same period of 2014. The traded value of mortgage contracts jumped by 67.4 per cent to a re-cord OMR2,379.9 million, com-pared with OMR1,421.8 million recorded during the same period of 2014.

The traded value of exchange contracts was recorded at

OMR17.6 million till the end of last October, with a significant hike of 91.3 per cent, compared with the value recorded during the same period of 2014, which was pegged at OMR9.2 million.

Total contractsThe number of exchange con-tracts also recorded an increase of 17.8 per cent to touch 1,133 contracts by the end of October, compared with 962 contracts recorded during the same period of 2014.

Data showed that 200.021 title deeds were issued by the end of October,reflecting a 7.8 per cent increase, compared with the data recorded during the same period of 2014, which was 185.573 title deeds. The number of title deeds issued for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ nation-als witnessed a 26.7 per cent fall by the end of last October to reach 1,959 title deeds, compared with 2,672 title deeds recorded during the same period of 2014. – ONA

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Oman Dry Dock delivers second converted ship

MUSCAT: A Greek ship, Olym-pic Leopard, was converted into an oil tanker from an iron ore and oil carrier by Oman Dry Dock Company. The vessel was deliv-ered to the shipping firm in record time. This is the second ship of the Greek company Springfield Shipping Company to be con-verted at the Duqm Dry Dock. The conversion process lasted for three months,and involved the participation of 500 workers and the use of 2,000 tonnes of iron.

Sheikh Dr Abdul Malik bin Abdullah Al Hinai, chairman of ODDC, said the conversion pro-cess came in the wake of a similar

project successfully completed by ODDC in January 2014.

He explained that this showed the owner’s confidence in ODDC and the ability of its employees and the skills they possess in dealing with this kind of business, which is part of the company’s priorities going forward.

He also pointed out that the company’s vision is to become the best dry dock company in the Middle East, always seeking continuous growth and develop-ment, which can only be achieved through the success in gaining the confidence of clients.

Dr Ahmed Al Abri, ODDC dep-

uty chief executive officer for op-erations, said the ship had entered the dry dock on September 7, 2015 for total conversion and mainte-nance, which included painting, the renewal and repair of some parts, as well as other technical business to be managed by an in-tegrated skilled team made up of technicians, engineers and spe-cialists working according to the highest quality standards.

Dimitris Patrikios, general manager of the Springfield Ship-ping Company, received the ship, hailed the conversion process conducted for the ship with high quality, as had happened with the Olympic Luck ship that was also converted at theDuqm Dry Dock in the beginning of this year.

He expressed the hope that there will be similar deals with OCCD in the future on the basis of quality and a strong working relationship that connects the company with the OCCD working team. OCCD had received more than 363 vessels of various sizes, including very large crude car-riers, container ships, tankers of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, chemicals tankers and vehicles ships, till the end of October. - ONA

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company Springfield Shipping, which

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conversion work took three months and

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and 2,000 tonnes of iron

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Oman’s inflation rate stands low at 0.21%MUSCAT: Annual inflation measured by movement in the average consumer price index (CPI) in Oman stood at 0.21 per cent during January-September 2015 against the corresponding period in 2014.

According to the report issued by Central Bank of Oman (CBO) the total assets of conventional commercial banks increased by 13.6 per cent to OMR27.9 bil-lion in September 2015 from OMR24.6 billion a year ago.

Of the total assets, credit dis-bursement accounted for 65 per cent and increased by 10 per cent as at end of September 2015 to OMR18.2 billion.

Credit to the private sector in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 10.1 per cent to reach OMR15.9 billion at the end of September 2015. Of the total credit to the private sector at end September 2015, the share of the non-finan-cial corporate sector stood at 47 per cent, closely followed by the household sector (mainly under personal loans) at 45.2 per cent, financial corporations at 5.3 per cent and other sectors the re-maining 2.5 per cent.

Oman’s commercial banks’ overall investments in securi-ties declined by 10.9 per cent to OMR2.7 billion as at the end of September 2015 from OMR3 bil-lion a year ago.

The drop resulted mainly in bank’s investments in CBO CDs, which fell from OMR1.4 billion in September 2014 to nil in Septem-ber 2015.

Investment in Government Development Bonds, however, increased by 32.3 per cent over the year to OMR750 million at the end of September 2015.

Banks also invested OMR408.4 million in Government Treasury

Bills as at the end of September 2015. Commercial banks’ invest-ments in foreign securities stood at OMR647.9 million in Septem-ber 2015.

Aggregate depositsAggregate deposits held with commercial banks registered an increase of six per cent to OMR18.2 billion in September 2015 from OMR17.1 billion a year ago. Government deposits with commercial banks increased by 1.8 per cent to OMR5.3 billion. Deposits of public enterprises in-creased by 8.4 per cent to OMR1.1 billion during the same period.

Private sector deposits, which constituted 63.8 per cent of total deposits with commercial banks, increased by eight per cent to OMR11.6 billion in September 2015 from OMR10.7 billion a year ago.

Sector-wise, the share of households was 49.6 per cent of the total private sector deposit base, followed by non-financial corporations at 27.7 per cent, fi-nancial corporations at 19.8 per cent and other sectors at 2.9 per cent.

Islamic banking entities pro-vided financing to the extent of OMR1.5 billion as at the end of September 2015 when com-pared to OMR0.9 billion a year ago. Total deposits held with Is-lamic banks and windows also registered a significant increase to OMR1.3 billion in September 2015 from OMR0.4 billion out-standing as at the end of Sep-tember 2014. The total assets of Islamic banks and Windows combined, amounted to OMR2 billion as at the end of September 2015, which constituted about 6.5 per cent of the banking system assets. - ONA

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MUSCAT: A new online loyalty programme for credit card cus-tomers of Oman Arab Bank was launched by the bank in partner-ship with Arab Financial Services Company, a leading payments so-lution provider in the region.

The programme, called OAB Rewards, entitles OAB credit card holders, who are subscribed to earn points as they spend on the credit cards, which can later be redeemed from a wide range of op-tions, through an online portal. It is on offer for all OAB credit card-holders, said a bank release.

The specially-dedicated OAB rewards portal www.oabrewards.com serves as an online travel res-ervations engine. Customers can select and book directly with over 900 airlines, 200,000 hotels and car rentals in over 150 countries across the globe by redeeming their points.

Retail shoppingRetail shopping is also part of Oman Arab Bank rewards, with the option to shop online.

With digital commerce on the rise in Oman and the region, this

programme aims to appeal to those who see value and conveni-ence in e-commerce.

The programme also offers a unique advantage for cash-back to the card account.

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NEW SERVICE: Customers can select and book directly with more

than 900 airlines, 200,000 hotels and car rentals in more than 150

countries across the globe by redeeming their points. — Supplied picture

Traded volume of bonds on Muscat bourse increases

MUSCAT: Market capitalisa-tion of bonds and sukuk traded on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) has crossed OMR1.8 bil-lion, reflecting a continuation of the growth the bourse achieved over this year after listing the first OMR250 million worth of sover-eign sukuk issued by the Sultan-ate’s Government.

Sukuk, which is considered a Sharia compatible financing tool, is the alternative of bonds in the traditional economy.

The market value of the traded bonds and sukuk as of the end of

trading on November 12, rose to OMR1.868 billion, indicating a growth of 53.6 per cent, compared with December 2014 when it was OMR1.216 billion.

The listing of the sovereign sukuk at MSM provides investors with new options, encourages in-stitutional investment and con-tributes to enhancing the mar-ket’s depth. The issue is the first sukuk issue to be listed at MSM, after changing the bonds market for bonds and sukuk market and after the measures taken to regu-larise the sukuk market.

It is expected that several com-panies will issue sukuk during the upcoming period to finance their projects.

The nominal value of the sov-ereign sukuk issued by the Sul-tanate of Oman is OMR1 for each

sukuk, with a 3.5 per cent profit rate per annum.

The maturity of the sukuk is five-year i.e. up to November 3, 2020.

The bonds and sukuk mar-ket constitutes 12.5 per cent of the MSM market capitalisation, which stood at OMR14,881 mil-lion as on November 12.

Several government and cor-porate bonds were issued in 2015, the most notable of which was the government development bonds worth of OMR300 million, with a 3 per cent profit rate per annum and maturity in August, 2020.

MSM also listed this year the issue No.46 of the government de-velopment bonds worth OMR200 million, with a 4.5 per cent inter-est rate per annum and maturity expected in February, 2025. – ONA

Market value of

bonds and sukuk on

the Muscat bourse

on November 12 rose

to OMR1.868 billion.

This shows a growth

of 53.6 per cent,

compared to the

value in December

last year

Muscat Securities Market. – Times file picture

Majan Electricity Company, ITA float first e-tenderTimes News Service

MUSCAT: In a step towards fulfilling the Sultanate’s com-mitment towards e-governance, the Majan Electricity Company (MJEC) and the Information Technology Authority (ITA) have jointly launched the first-ever tender over the newly launched portal for e-tenders.

The entire e-tendering process is quite simple. The tender gets initiated when a client enters de-tails, such as the type of tender, the work requested, the length of time, deadline and activities involved, and submits it on the portal.

It also allows the registered companies to purchase the ten-der documents. Once a company buys the documents, it can pre-sent their proposal within the specified timeframe. The portal even allows companies to chat, negotiate and ask questions about the tender.

The e-tender portal contains a database of more than 4,000 registered companies that com-ply with the tender board rules. MJEC is one of the first organisa-tions to have worked on the pro-gramme right from the beginning and strives to use technology to improve working standards and achieve global standards in cus-

tomer service, digital archiving, asset management, tendering and other services.

The launch was held in the presence of Abdullah Al Nawfali, chief executive officer of Majan Electricity Company, said a com-pany release.

The event is a crucial step for the ITA towards implementing an e-governance program in the country.

The e-portal is a secure and safe platform that allows con-tractors and companies to gain information and access the ten-der details. The system brings about transparency and fair-ness in awarding tenders while reducing human errors and the portal also reduces human er-rors and the time taken to award tenders. It also means it will now be easy to follow up on tenders and the reporting structure will become simpler.

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Growth in refined products in OmanMUSCAT: Production of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has reached more than 70.70 million barrels for the first ten months of 2015, registering a 2.6 per cent increase compared to the produc-tion recorded during the same period of 2014, which reached 68.93 million barrels, according to the National Centre for Statis-tics and Information (NCSI).

The statistics, based on the data of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company, showed that the products includ-ed the regular gasoline (90) and the premium gasoline (95). The production of regular gasoline

reached 1,767,000 barrels, a de-cline of 41.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2014, which reached 3,028,500 barrels of reg-ular gasoline.

Production of premium gaso-line reached 19,187,800 barrels, an increase of 5.7 per cent in com-parison with the same period in 2014, which reached 18,154,000.

Oman produced 4,205,100 bar-rels of jet fuel, a rise by 3.8 per cent compared to October 2014, which reached 4,052,100 barrels.

The production of gas oil (die-sel) rose by 14.6 per cent to reach 18,250,500 barrels, compared with 15,926,600 barrels at the end of October 2014. — ONA

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Seminar discusses ways to cut expenditureMUSCAT: Oman's Ministry of Finance has organised a semi-nar at Al Shafaq Club to discuss the mechanisms and procedures that have to be taken to make a comprehensive revision of the expenditures and the priorities to rationalise and enhance public expenditure in the Oman in light of the oil price slump in the world markets.

Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, who sponsored the open-ing of the seminar, said that the seminar came at the proper time as financial situation requires col-laboration of all efforts to come out with recommendations help us in overcoming the challenges result-ing from the oil prices decline.

The seminar also provides us

with the opportunity to listen to the views of the different officials and experts fromvarious public organisations and ministries who are in-charge of following up the expenditure.

Direct effectThe Undersecretary of the Min-istry of Finance added that the oil still contributes by about 75 per cent to the state revenues, there-fore any decline in oil prices will have a direct effect on the state revenues.

He added that the growth of the non-oil revenues cannot pay-off the sharp decline in oil revenues as it needs time to materialise. More-over, the economic base in the Sultanate is still limited and lacks flexibility to compensate the defi-

cit through the other alternatives easily. He also pointed out that activating the oil revenues will be done gradually and it will take time to create a balance or make a gradual compensation between oil price and revenue decline on one hand and the growth in non-oil ac-tivities on the other hand.

He said that a large part of the state investments is in oil field, therefore these investments’ rev-enues are affected by the decline in oil prices.

As for the deficit in the state budget, Al Jashmi pointed out that up to the end of August 2015, the deficit stood at about OMR2.7 bil-lion.

He added that the government is considering several measures that include reduction of expenditure,

revision of the fees of the services rendered by the state.

Some committees are working on this issue. While some meas-ures have been implemented, oth-er measures are about to be imple-mented soon.

Rationalise expenditureMohammed Jawad bin Hassan, Advisor at the Ministry of Finance said that the current and expected oil price decline will have a great effect on the state’s budget, there-fore the government is required to take new packages of measures to rationalise expenditure.

He added that this seminar aims to review the viewpoints of the public organisations.

He affirmed that the measures that should be taken by the govern-

ment to bridge the deficit gap in 2015 budget, which now crossed OMR2.5 billion, include rational-ising expenditure and increasing non-oil revenues. Such measures will surely reduce the actual ex-penditure.

The seminar covered the nega-tive effects of oil price slump on the state revenues and the importance of revising the public expenditure policies to curb the financial defi-cit and ensure sustainable finan-cial resources for expenditure. The seminar also reviewed the international experiences and the measures taken by countries that undergo similar circumstances.

The seminar was attended by officials, specialists and experts from the different ministries and governmental units. — ONA

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Muscat bourse to be closed on December 2, 3MUSCAT: Oman’s Mus-cat Securities Market (MSM) will be closed on December 2 and 3 due to National Day holidays and trading will resume on De-cember 6, according to a circular.

Power contract worth OMR5.16m awardedMUSCAT: Oman Elec-tricity Transmission Company has awarded Oman National Engineer-ing & Investment Com-pany a contract for adding 2x 125 MVA 220/33KV transformers at Barka IPP phase three HyaAsim for the sum of OMR5.16 mil-lion. The implementation period is 18 months and six weeks for mobilisation.

Major mining expo to be held next monthMUSCAT: Oman Miner-als & Mining Exhibition & Conference will be held on December 1 at Oman International Exhibition Centre under the patron-age of Eng. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Dheeb, under-secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Indus-try. The three-day event is organised by Omanexpo, in cooperation with Awtad for Mining Consultancy. The conference is an inter-national trade event that aims to be a business plat-form for the rapidly grow-ing metal and non-metal industry in the Sultanate by showcasing the latest services and technology used in mining operations.

Greece on track to get $2 billion European support ATHENS: Euro-area of-ficials said that Greece has met enough of its bailout requirements to unlock some of its rescue funds, paving the way for a $2.1 billion payment to go for-ward on Monday barring any last-minute objec-tions. Finance ministry deputies reached broad agreement on releasing more aid and Saturday afternoon is the deadline for objections. After Fri-day’s Euro Working Group committee meeting, more details need to be clarified and the final deal will be communicated on Satur-day, said Michel Reijns, a spokesman for Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem, in a statement. — Times News Service/ONA

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India set for highest growth in Asia: OECD

KUALA LUMPUR: Boosted by an improved business environ-ment, Indian economy is pro-jected to see “one of the highest levels” of growth among emerg-ing Asian countries, a report by Paris-based think tank OECD said on Friday. While projecting an economic expansion of 7.2 per cent for this year and 7.3 per cent next year for India, Organisa-tion for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) noted that large non-performing loan is

a potential barrier to continued growth. “Real growth in Emerging Asia is projected to average 6.5 per cent for 2015 and 6.2 per cent an-nually over 2016-20. Growth will continue to slow in China while remaining strong in India at one of the highest levels in the region,” the (OECD) said.

Emerging Asia refers to econo-mies of Southeast Asia, China and India.

For the 2016-20 period, India’s average real GDP growth is antici-pated to be 7.3 per cent, it said.

Asean region“Growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region is projected to average 4.6 per cent in 2015 and 5.2 per cent over 2016-20, led by growth in the

Philippines and Vietnam among the Asean-5 and in the CLM (Cambodia, Lao PDR and My-anmar) countries. “Private con-sumption will be a large contribu-tor to overall growth,” OECD’s economic outlook report for Southeast Asia, China and India said. The report was produced in cooperation with the United Na-tions Economic and Social Com-mission for Asia and the Pacific and the Asian Development Bank Institute.

According to the report, India is seeing increased investment rates, thanks to public infrastruc-ture development and private investment motivated by im-provements in the business en-vironment, though passing some key structural reforms is proving

difficult. “Private consumption is also increasing, thanks in part to higher wages and improved ben-efits for public sector employees. Domestic financial risks remain potential barriers to continued growth in India, particularly large non-performing loans and the high leverage ratios of some firms,” it noted.

Further, the report said that business growth in Southeast Asia, China and India has been supported by FDI inflows to the region. — PTI

While projecting an

economic expansion

of 7.2 per cent for

this year and 7.3 per

cent next year for

India, Organisation

for Economic

Cooperation and

Development (OECD)

noted that large non-

performing loan is a

potential barrier for

continued growth

The report was produced in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Asian Development Bank

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'Boeing offers

used wide-body

777-200 jet for

just $10 million'

ATLANTA: Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Rich-ard Anderson said Boeing executives offered him used wide-body jets for $10 million, defending his comment a month ago that he sees a bubble in long-haul planes.

Anderson surprised some in aviation when, in an October 14 earnings call, he said Delta had been offered a 10-year-old Boeing 777-200 for that price. Analysts quickly challenged Anderson’s comment, suggest-ing a more appropriate price is around $40 million. However, in a recorded message for em-ployees, Anderson on Friday fingered Boeing as having made the offer to Delta.

Boeing executives“We got that value from Boeing executives who had offered us those airplanes at that price,” Anderson said on the record-ing. He went on to say, “We were pleased that Boeing offered Del-ta used 777s for $10 million.”

Boeing had no response to Anderson’s message on Friday, said spokesman Doug Alder. Following the initial comments last month, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg suggested the Delta chief’s valuation was off-base. New 777s sold for $170 million 10 years ago.

“I’ll say just based on our un-derstanding of the marketplace and what we understand from our customers, that number is the wrong order of magnitude,” Muilenburg said. “And, frankly, the value of the 777 is holding up very well in the marketplace. It is a unique airplane. In that 365-seat category, there is no com-peting aircraft out there. It’s a unique value proposition for our customers.”

Buying opportunitiesIn his recorded message on Fri-day, Anderson said the used air-craft bubble for now is confined to the market for wide-body jets, those planes with two aisles pri-marily used for international routes. That bubble will create buying opportunities for Delta, Anderson said.

“We can buy those airplanes and take parts off of them even if we don’t end up flying them,” Anderson said on Friday of the used wide-bodies on the market.

He suggested that newer jets, including the Boeing 787, tend to be less reliable than the older jets Delta maintains with its in-house mechanics, citing its fleet of Boeing MD-88s, which aver-age more than 25 years in age. Delta is known for flying a fairly old fleet, which it says reduces capital expenses when kept up properly. —Bloomberg News

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Russia plays down threat of Saudi oil supplies to EuropeMOSCOW: Russian officials said Saudi Arabia won’t be able to maintain the discounted crude prices offered to refiners in East-ern Europe as the nation toned down its criticism of oil ship-ments from the biggest Opec pro-ducer.

Saudi Arabia has priced its oil at a six-year low for Europe after starting to ship crude to tradi-tional Russian markets such as Poland.

The discounted crude “is a temporary situation and it won’t work for a long period,” Nikolay Tokarev, chief executive officer of Russia’s state-run oil pipeline operator, Transneft, said in an in-terview on Friday.

Saudi Arabia’s strategyOil executives in Russia, which ships almost 70 per cent of its crude to Europe, last month criticised Saudi Arabia’s strat-egy even before it dropped its De-cember price for the northwest of the continent to lowest since February 2009. Still, while the Russian central bank warned last week that increased competition from the Middle East may create economic risks, Energy Minister Alexander Novak was more san-guine on Friday.

“If more or less one oil cargo is added or drops off, there’s no

need to turn it into a sensation,” Novak told reporters in Moscow.

Technology challengeRussia is increasing crude ex-ports to the European Union, including through Transneft’s Druzhba pipeline that feeds East-ern Europe, Germany and the Baltic states, Tokarev said. East-ern European refineries, mainly designed with Soviet technology, would need investment to pro-cess Saudi crude, he said.

“There is no reason, from an economic point of view, to change technology for the benefit of some sort of political ambition,” Tokarev said.

Saudi crude is heavier and more sour than the Russian Urals oil traditionally processed in Eastern Europe, said Michael Nayebi-Oskoui, senior energy analyst for Middle East and South Asia at Texas-based Strat-for. The discounts being offered by the Saudis aren’t big enough to offset the extra costs of a large- scale and long-term switch from Russian crude, he said.

“It does not mean that the re-gional refineries cannot use Sau-di volumes,” Nayebi-Oskoui said. “They’ll just be less profitable and over time require longer pe-riods of maintenance,” he further added. — Bloomberg News

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Meethaq expands network with state-of-the-art branch in Qurum

MUSCAT: Widening its network across the Sultanate, Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, opened a state-of-the-art branch in Qu-rum. Amal Suhail Bahwan, man-aging director of Suhail Bahwan Group, was the guest of honour at the ceremony attended by dig-nitaries and senior bank officials. With this, the Meethaq branch network has touched 13 since in-ception of operations in 2013. The occasion also marked the launch of Hafawa Priority Banking service for high saving Meethaq custom-ers, says a press release.

Amal Suhail Bahwan congratu-lated Meethaq for extending the branch network to all parts of Oman and setting a benchmark for Islamic banking operations in the country. Amal Suhail Bahwan said: “The banking sector in Oman is witnessing the consolidation of Islamic banking and the state-of-the-art branch network reflects

Meethaq’s focus to redefine Islam-ic banking operations in Oman.”

Sulaiman Al Harthy, Group general manager, Islamic Banking, said: “Meethaq is proud to open the new branch in Qurum as part of its focus to expand branch operations across the Sultanate and thereby offer world-class Islamic banking experience to customers. Meethaq

is also happy to introduce Hafawa Priority Banking service for high saving Meethaq customers. Meethaq branches are designed to create a unique Islamic banking environment and experience in line with the Meethaq brand val-ues of true partnership, transpar-ency and trust. Meethaq plans to expand the branch network as well

as launch new products and ser-vices to complement the unique Islamic banking experience.”

Al Harthy added: “Meethaq strives to fulfill the needs of cus-tomers with innovative Shari’a based products and the exten-sion of the branch network and launch of Hafawa Priority Bank-ing reflect the commitment and dedication to meet customer ex-pectations for Islamic banking. Meethaq is contributing signifi-cantly to the growth and develop-ment of the Omani banking sector and we are witnessing an upswing in Islamic finance and investment compatible with the provisions of Shari’a laws. It is well positioned to provide Islamic financial ex-pertise to diverse segments and thereby promote the good of soci-ety as a whole.”

Meethaq offers a full suite of Islamic banking products and ser-vices, including savings account, current account, home finance, auto finance, credit card and mo-bile banking. The bank has invest-ed in staff, systems and controls to ensure the service is delivered in a professional, segregated and fully

Shari’a compliant manner. Meethaq has adopted the best

practices in Islamic banking and finance worldwide to combine a robust model which protects customers and complements the Islamic banking industry. Every Meethaq product goes through the process of Shari’a compliance certification by the Shari’a Super-visory Board and is created in line with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Oman.

As the pioneer of Islamic bank-ing in Oman, Meethaq stands out for its independent Shari’a Su-pervisory Board, separate capi-tal allocation from shareholders’ money, unique risk management tools, complete fund segregation, separate books of account, Shari’a based core banking system, stand-alone Islamic banking branches and proper profit distribution mechanism among investment account holders. The adoption of AAOIFI standards (Accounting & Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions) distin-guishes Meethaq Islamic banking practices in terms of standardisa-tion of products and services.

The number of

Meethaq branch

network has touched

13 since inception of

operations in 2013

Oman Barista comes out on top in MENA Barista of the Year final MUSCAT: A Costa Coffee Oman barista has been recognised as one of the most-skilled coffee makers in MENA after winning Costa Coffee’s Barista of the Year MENA Final 2015.

Aubrhey Rosales showed off his flair and passion for coffee, by cre-ating a full range of hand-crafted coffee based drinks including the flat white and his own speciality drink to wow the judges and win the final. He will now be flown to London to compete in the pres-tigious Champion of Champion Finals in January 2016, in a bid to be crowned the best Costa Coffee Barista in the world, says a press release.

The 24-year old barista from the Philippines who has worked for Costa for the past one year, not only demonstrated his coffee mak-ing skills by hand-crafting a variety of coffees to Costa brand standard but he also created his own drink, the Espresso Gassata. Inspired by his enthusiasm and love for inno-vating coffee to take the crafting coffee into the next level, Aubrhey created a mango flavoured carbon-ated coffee with a twist of spicy aftertaste and used Cascara as a bridge to connect the coffee and

fruity sweetness of mango creat-ing a pleasant tingling sensation on the tongue.

The Oman barista said of his regional triumph, “Winning the MENA Barista of the Year 2015 was an overwhelming joy. Costa Coffee Oman was very eager to get a spot on the regional champi-onship. High expectations led to high pressure to win. Winning the MENA Barista of the Year togeth-er with the Best Speciality Drink was more than what I had hoped for and I am very grateful. I really believed in my speciality drink due to the unique aspect of it being a carbonated coffee, which was not something that had been done be-fore, and served in a bottle which was sealed with a crown right on the spot. I am looking forward to the next stage in London. I am so excited to meet my competitors from different regions and spe-cially meeting Gennaro Pellicia. The moment I step foot in London I consider myself as a winner as I will have won the experience to be at the Costa Coffee Roastery where it all began. The road to London is life changing. I have only two goals now and they are to make my family proud and to carve my

name on the Champion of Cham-pions Trophy. Tom Edgar, head of Franchise Costa Coffee MENA from Costa Coffee said, ‘We have approximately 2,300 baristas in the MENA region, working across more than 342 stores, so for Au-brhey Rosales to be crowned the best in MENA is a huge achieve-ment and something he should feel incredibly proud of. I cannot wait to be joining Aubrhey Rosales in London, England, the home of Costa Coffee, to see if he can be named the best Costa Coffee bar-ista in the world”.

The Champion of Champions Final will be held at Tobacco Dock in London on the January 20, 2016, marking the 10th anniversa-ry of the prestigious competition. If Aubrhey Rosales is crowned the Champion he will win a ten-day trip for two with spending money to a country of his choice with a Costa connection, in addition to worldwide praise from the staff in Costa’s 3,100 global stores!

Previous winners of the compe-tition have since gone on to under-take roles across the Costa busi-ness, including Kat Finch from the UK, who won the competition as a store manager in 2008.

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Al Ansari starts offering latest

PVD coating services in Oman

MUSCAT: Al Ansari Metal Fin-ishing Division commenced op-eration of their new PVD coating plant last week. Al Ansari is one of the leading corporate groups, a well-known brand for the reli-able contracting, trading, service and manufacturing activities in Oman, says a press release. Established in 1975, Al Ansari Group has diversified into differ-ent verticals as infrastructure, clean and waste water manage-ment, civil and building construc-tion, and electro-mechanical works, rebar cut and bend, instru-ment trading, calibration and re-pairs, led lighting, metal finishing, building materials trading etc, says a press release.

Al Ansari Metal Finishing Divi-sion started its operation in 1996 and is one of the pioneers in the field of electroplating in Oman.

“We have developed systems and procedures to meet our cus-tomer’s requirements in a wide variety of both functional and decorative applications. Our policy of continuous innovative development has enabled us to stay at the forefront of the metal finishing technology in Oman. As

per our expansion plans, we have started PVD coating. Earlier cus-tomers used to send their mate-rials to Europe for PVD coating. With our introduction of PVD coating in Oman, we will be able to offer our customers economi-cal, convenient and timely ser-vices of PVD coating, by enhanc-

ing the value of their materials. We are providing PVD coating for decorative purpose as well as hard coatings for industrial pur-poses,” noted Sajan Jose, general manager, Allied Businesses.

“We continue to invest in the country and want to bring the lat-est technology at the door steps to our customers in Oman. Ear-lier this year we had introduced electrophoretic lacquer, a tech-nology from Germany, which gives better life to the electro-plating finish. With this addition of PVD coating; we strongly feel that customers have the access to quality PVD coating which gives more life to their metal fin-ishes with less cost compared to the conventional electroplating process.

Our experienced and quali-fied technicians ensure the in-ternational quality for our metal finishing services. Our quality management system is certified by various International stand-ards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHAS 18801 along with various appreciation letters from stake-holders,” added Yusuf Nalwala, MD, Al Ansari.

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Gujarati Wing celebrates festival of lights in styleMUSCAT: As as part of 40th year celebrations, and in tune with the festival of lights, Deepavali, the Gujarati wing of Indian Social Club, also known as Muscat Guja-rati Samaj, the ladies wing organ-ized rangoli and aarti competition recently. Responding to the talent showcasing events, close to 100 enthusiasts participated in two categories viz., kids from 7 to 12 years and adults. They prepared Aarti from home, whereas the rangoli was to be made at the com-petition venue using dry colors, says a press release.

It was indeed a tough time for the judges Heena Kothary and Rajeshwaree Bhatt to decide on the winners as the amazing art

were equally excellent among the contestants.

Sushma Indra Mani Panday, the chief guest of the event, gave away the prizes to the winners along with judges and Bipin Bhatt of Ramniklal Kothary.

In aarti competition, Keya Tan-na stood winner followed by Pri-yanka Gagwani, Manali Thanki and Manya Talati in kids category. Judgement and level of competi-tion were much tougher in the adult category, and the judges were compelled to add more priz-es in this category, where Bharti Bhimani claimed the winner's po-sition, followed by Leena Kapani, Aarti, Vaidehi Ramaiya, Pravina Karia and Suketa Shah.

In rangoli competition, among kids, Manya Talati won the first prize, followed by Priyanka Gag-wani, Harshita Dhawal, Priya-Sanghvi, Nihar Kutchhy and Khanak Patel. The adult category had even more prizes claimed! The winner declared in here was Janak Thanki, whose work stood out as a clear winner, followed by Vaidehi Ramaiya, Mythili Mano-har, Minal Bhimani, Parita Ray, Kamal Talati, Manini Tripathi and Suketa Shah. In addition to these, a special prize was given to Roshni Nair.

MGS family members children were honoured for their outstand-ing educational performance 2014-2015 during the event.

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'Buy 2 get 1 Free' promo at ShoexpressMUSCAT: On the start of this fes-tive day, what better way to com-memorate Oman’s 45th National Day than by celebrating it with a delightful offer to all customers!

Shoexpress, one of the region’s leading value fashion footwear and accessories retailer, has an-nounced "Buy 2 Get 1 free" promo-tion on selected merchandise that definitely every customer would want to own!

Shop at Shoexpress Oman stores, from November 18 till No-vember 29 and avail this oppor-tunity to get real value for money, says a press release.

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ROUND-UPOmani Products Expo opens at Carrefour

MUSCAT: To celebrate the 45th glorious National Day and create wider awareness about the na-tional products to local and foreign consumers, the Public Establish-ment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) opened on Wednesday Omani Products’ Exhibition at Carre-

four Hypermarket in Muscat City Center, under the auspices of Said bin Saleh Al Kiyumi, chairman of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says a press release.

Speaking at the inauguration, Al Kiyumi stressed that the Omani Products’ Exhibition organised by PEIE at Carrefour highlights the Omani products in an exceptional way. “Derived from the social re-sponsibility, we hope that consum-ers, both nationals and foreigners, would encourage and support the

locally manufactured products,” he said.

“We have discussed with the officials at the key retail stores in-cluding Carrefour Hypermarket to facilitate entry of the Omani prod-ucts to the hypermarkets and sig-nificantly highlight the products in the hypermarkets,” he added.

The Omani Products’ Exhibi-tion at Carrefour Hypermarket is the fourth edition organised by PEIE this month. Exhibitions at Lulu Hypermarket, Nesto Hyper-

market and Al Meera Hypermar-ket were also held this November to coincide with the Sultanate’s 45th National Day celebrations.

The series of Omani campaign exhibitions is being held to mo-tivate consumers, individuals or institutions, to buy and support locally manufactured products. Besides, these exhibitions dissem-inate awareness about the positive effect of purchasing Omani prod-ucts in supporting the national economy.

This is the fourth

Omani Products’

Exhibition organised

by PEIE this month.

The first three

exhibitions were held

at the other leading

hypermarketsDUBAI: Emirates has intro-duced its new generation in-flight entertainment (IFE) sys-tem reaffirming its commitment to continual product enhance-ment. The latest features include larger screens in first class and economy class and three times the media storage – offering pas-sengers an even greater choice of content on board. The new prod-ucts can be found on Emirates’ newly-delivered Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A380 aircraft, says a press release.

Passengers travelling in first class will have a more immer-sive viewing experience to look forward to with IFE screens in-creased from 27 to 32 inches – the 40 per cent increase makes it the largest screen on any aircraft.

“We continually upgrade our fleet, as well as our products and services on board to ensure an unparalleled travel experience. In addition to the technology, Emir-ates also puts emphasis on curat-ing our award-winning inflight entertainment system and we always aim to surpass industry benchmarks. Our new generation ice system elevates the viewing experience, and offers passengers the most comprehensive movie and TV selection on any airline,” said Patrick Brannelly, Emirates’ divisional vice president – cus-tomer experience.

Economy Class passengers can also look forward to immersing themselves in Emirates’ selec-tion of inflight programmes, with the industry’s largest in-seat screens at 13.3 inches. These can also be found on Emirates’ lat-est two-class configured A380. The business class screens, at 23 inches wide, remain one of the in-dustry’s largest for its class.

With three times the media storage on the new IFE system, ice digital widescreen now has 2,186 channels of on-demand entertainment and 1,230 mu-sic channels which amounts to about 4,300 hours of entertain-ment. This includes over 50 full TV box sets and close to 600 mov-ies. Reflecting Emirates’ global and diverse customer base, the enhanced system also features a multilingual interface in 14 lan-guages.

This year, Emirates clinched its 11th consecutive SKYT-RAX World Airline Awards for ‘World’s Best Airline Inflight En-tertainment’.

Other new features on ice in-cludes enhanced handset con-trollers, USB ports and PC power outlets on all seats across the three cabin classes to allow pas-sengers to charge their own mo-bile phones and portable devices.

Emirates’ next generation IFE system is complemented with connectivity on board. The air-line offers wi-fi on 142 aircraft, more than half of its fleet, and live TV now on 75 aircraft. Emir-ates began offering free Wi-Fi on board last year and has invested US $15 million to offer its passen-gers data connectivity in 2015. From January to September this year, 2.6 million Emirates pas-sengers connected to wi-fi on board – a four-fold increase from last year, reflecting the strong consumer demand for connectiv-ity services while travelling.

Other product enhancements include new micro fibre optic carpet in the first class cabin which helps to reduce the effects of jet lag, and private suites in the centre aisle have been widened by 1.9 inches.

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Al Maha Ceramics launches largest ceramic floor tiles in GCC regionMUSCAT: Al Maha Ceramics has launched the largest ceramic floor tiles in 60x60 cm size using the dry grinding and latest digital produc-tion technology, thereby becoming the first company to set the bench-mark in the GCC region, says a press release. In keeping with the market trend of larger format tiles, Al Maha Ceramics also launched an attractive range of designs in the 30x60 cm wall tiles, at a glit-tering event at the Al Bustan Pal-ace Hotel on November 17. Rep-resentatives from the corporates, dealers, contractors, consultants, government and the media were present on the occasion.

Using contemporary digital printing technology, the newly launched, eye-catching designs of ‘Digiplus’ range of ceramic floor and wall tiles in a variety of shades would suit every décor and meet the needs of discerning customers.

Speaking at the launch, Arvind Bindra, CEO, Al Maha Ceramics said, “At Al Maha Ceramics, we strive to surpass the expectations of our customers with the innova-tive designs and high quality fin-ish of the tiles. The international trend is towards larger sized ce-ramic tiles in both wall and floor and Al Maha has been the pio-neer in launching digital printed 60x60 floor tiles and 30x60 wall

tiles with dry grinding technology in GCC. The new designs would be available at the Al Maha dealer showrooms soon. We are sure that this new modern product range will be appreciated by our cus-tomers and channel partners.”

The company board has ap-proved a two-phase capacity in-crease at its existing Sohar factory which will double its production capacity in future.

Al Maha Ceramics strives to be a major ceramic tile manufacturing company in the GCC region and would continue with its strategy of launching differentiated prod-ucts in future. The company has a world-class manufacturing facil-ity for wall and floor tiles in Sohar and has a distribution network spread across the UAE, Saudi Ara-bia, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jor-dan and Africa.

F I R S T O F I T S K I N D

Khimji Ramdas Group releases

second #ProudToBeOmani film

MUSCAT: Khimji Ramdas Group celebrated the 45th National Day with its second edition of the film documentary series, #Proud-ToBeOmani. The project was launched recently as KR’s tribute to the nation capturing - on screen - inspiring stories of hard work, determination and perseverance from Omani men and women in their quest for success, says a press release.

“KR, through its Proud To Be Omani film documentary series seeks to capture the real life chal-lenges, struggles and successes of the Omani people to reveal their resilient and enduring spirit. This series takes ordinary men and women and transforms them into inspiring role models for future generations,” says Hritik Khimji, director ,Khimji Ramdas.

Starring Badriya Al Rahbi, senior sales engineer, Lighting division, Khimji Ramdas, the up-coming documentary portrays a woman’s personal strive for in-dependence, career success and

her ‘dream home’ while balancing work and family. “When I get up in the morning to make breakfast for my two sons, I am reminded of the time when I was nine years old and had to wake up at 4 am to of-fer prayers, cook and clean before I left for school,” Badriya recalls.

Badriya was the first woman in her family to receive an education at a time when female literacy was not the norm. “But my father used to say, `True knowledge raises mansions even without founda-tions,’ and insisted that I study; I wish he was here with me now, to see how his decision, made so many years ago, has shaped me into what I am today - a strong and independent woman,” she says.

An employee of the Khimji

Ramdas Group for the last nine years Badriya’s willingness to learn, grow and excel in her work have been the drivers for her suc-cess and growth within the organi-sation. “My office is like a second home and my colleagues are family to me,” she says.

“Badriya is the kind of person who is aware of life, very wise and extremely positive. She is highly motivated and optimistic - ready to take on any challenge. She has a strong-willed personality but she is also a dreamer with the ability to look at life from a different per-spective,” says Khalid Al Riyami, divisional head- Lighting Division.

“I would like my children to learn from my own experience how to be strong, confident and in-dependent and to continuously de-velop themselves so that they too can realise all their dreams. This advice is not only for my children but also for all of the Omani youth of this precious country. I wish they never give up on their goals and dreams,” she says.

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NATIONAL DAY RALLY BY SUHOL GROUPSuhol Group celebrated National Day with a rally in honour of His Majesty Sultan

Qaboos bin Said at central fruits and vegetable market in Mawaleh. The rally was flagged

off by the chief guest Musallem bin Khamis Musallem Al Amraimi, director of Administra-

tion, Central Market. Present among others were Abdul Vahid and Abdul Latheef, manag-

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Ooredoo receives top award of year

MUSCAT: Ooredoo was named the 2015 Middle East Mobile Op-erator of The Year during the 10th CommsMEA Awards. Judged by the panel of experts for its market leadership and vision, the com-

pany showcased how its growth strategy is centred on a sustain-able cycle; delivering an excep-tional customer experience which reinforces the excellence of its innovative products and services, says a press release.

The accolade is the crowning of a very successful year for Ooredoo in Oman which saw its customer-base increase by 10 per cent during the first nine months of 2015 and revenues growing by 12.4 per cent for the same period. The company also consolidated its leadership in network performance, recently

acquiring a new spectrum fre-quency (LTE 800) to provide im-proved 4G coverage and additional capacity across the country.

Considered to be one of the industry’s most highly respected telecoms authorities in the Mid-dle East and Africa; CommsMEA annually recognises the best per-forming companies and individu-als throughout the region.

The awards also honour com-panies that implement winning strategies and for customer ex-perience initiatives that inspire end-users.

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All A’Saffa Foods’ products come fresh from farm dailyMUSCAT: A’Saffa Foods, produc-ing Oman’s freshest chicken that are packed hygienically, retaining all its natural healthy nutrients and valuable vitamins, continues to gain more popularity in the Sultanate of Oman in particular and the GCC at large, serving its consumers, and adhering to the corporate philosophy of ‘Healthy Food, Health and Happiness’, that is ingrained in each of its prod-ucts, says a press release.

With the number of health-conscious customers consum-ing only the freshest of produce on a rise; nutritionists have long established that fresh chicken is a rich source of nutrients and vi-tamins which are vital not only to a healthy, balanced diet but for helping to strengthen the im-mune system of the body. Sidhar-tha Lenka, head of Marketing and Sales, A’Saffa Foods averred, “In-ternational research shows that fresh chicken is extremely good for health, and what makes A’Saffa chicken better is that our chicken

are fed natural Feed (Yellow corn and Soya). No feed substitutes or no animal waste feeds are used at A’Saffa Foods farms. No growth hormones and no steroids are used to make the birds grow at A’Saffa Foods farms. Not just this, the chickens are raised in a safe, biosecure and homogeneous envi-ronment, ensuring that they are as close to being considered organic as possible.”

“A key factor that a consumer must take into consideration while buying chicken, is that the

chicken produced by several oth-er poultry companies from Brazil, USA, France, Argentina and Uru-guay take about 10 to 12 weeks to reach the GCC, and can hence not be considered fresh. A completely home-grown Omani brand on the other hand - A’Saffa chicken comes out fresh daily from the farms to reach your nearest shop-ping outlet”, he added.

A’Saffa also has a highly trained on site medical team at their Thumrait farms complex who monitor the health of the chick-ens daily to ensure that they are kept free from disease, have the right balance of feed and water and ensuring the final product to the consumer is always safe and pure chicken meat. Customers who thus buy A’Saffa products – frozen or fresh – can be assured that in the production processes the brand adds no hormones, no steroids, no preservatives or colors or flavors and never inject the birds with water to artificially increase their weight.

F A R M F R E S H C H I C K E N

Candy Crush Challenge attracts

attention at Markaz Al Bahja

MUSCAT: Markaz Al Bahja has planned various mall activities to spice up the shopping experi-ence at the mall. Weekends are mall time for most residents in Oman. Families and friends hang out at the mall for shopping or spend some quality time at the food court.

Markaz Al Bahja has planned Candy Crush Challenge for the first time in GCC for two con-secutive weekends to add to their weekend fun. The first weekend Candy Crush Challenge was held from November 19 to 21, which attracted the visitors’ attention. The next Candy Crush Challenge is scheduled for November 26 to 28, says a press release.

A play area is set up at the mall, where two players enter in to a competition from level 1 and the maximum number of levels, the players climb in 10 minutes

will be declared winner and will get OMR 10 gift voucher from Markaz Al Bahja.

The competition is open to all and the entry is free.

M A L L E N T E R T A I N M E N T

OSC celebrates 45th National Day of Oman

MUSCAT: On the occasion of 45th National Day, Oman Ship-ping Company organized a spe-cial celebration of this cheerful occasion at Intercontinental Muscat. The ceremony included several poetry and music per-formed by company’s talented staff. Acting chief executive offic-er and Tariq Junaidi took this op-portunity to honour a number of

employees who have completed ten years of dedicated service in OSC as well as a number of out-standing staff.

During the occasion of Na-tional Day, the company has named two new tankers for pe-troleum products, namely Mus-cat Silver and Silver Rustaq in the South Korea on middle of current month

GULF NEON SIGNS OBSERVES 45TH NATIONAL DAYThe management and staff of Gulf Neon Signs celebrated Oman’s 45 National Day by organising a colourful function on the company’s premises. A special prayer, led by Mohammad Arif Barakat, managing director, was held for the health and long life of His Majesty and further progress of the Sultanate of Oman.

Special PSC ceremony marks National DayMUSCAT: Mian Muhammad Munir, chairman, Pakistan Social Club, who is also chairman of It-tfaq Group of companies, hosted a special ceremony, cutting a cake along with other PSC officials and guests to celebrate 45th National Day of Oman, says a press release.

He congratulated His Majesty

Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the people of Oman on this special occasion. After the distribu-tion of sweets, everyone prayed for the good health and long life of His Majesty, more peace and progress in Oman and for further strengthening of relations be-tween Oman and Pakistan.

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CELEBRATION TIMESeeh Al Sarya Engineering company’s management and staff celebrated 45th Oman National Day on its premises.

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Best Cars range from economy to luxury

MUSCAT: Best Cars houses one of the biggest selections of pre-owned vehicles in Oman at its conveniently located main facility in Wattayah. A vast choice is of-fered to customers from some of the most prominent automobile brands. Once the customer selects a vehicle, Best Cars goes a step ahead and offers attractive finance and instalment options, thereby making the ownership process hassle-free and memorable, says a

press release. “I like the fact that at any given

point of time all over Oman, Best Cars offers a choice of vehicles from all brands,” says a repeat cus-tomer, “Models are prominently displayed with price and features, ready for test-drive and sale.” Best Cars is also present on the web through the award-winning web-site ‘www.bestcarsoman.com’

The website www.bestcarso-

man.com lists complete details of the vehicle, including the location. The customer has the option to see the images of the vehicle also. If the vehicle of choice is not avail-able, one can post the requirement in the ‘Register your Requirement’ section.

During the daily update of the website, if a vehicle matches the customer’s requirements, the web-master sends an e-mail alert to the

customer informing him of the availability of his choice. If one’s requirement is to sell a vehicle, the website has an option where one can register the details of the vehicle.

‘All our cars are fully checked by our trained team of professional technicians, giving customers the confidence that they are making a good investment. With these added benefits, it is no wonder that more people are turning to Best Cars,” adds the spokesperson.

Best Cars also provides financ-ing facilities for customers who want to purchase pre-owned vehi-cles on instalments. “All our cars are fully checked by our trained team of professional technicians, giving customers the confidence that they are making a good invest-ment. With these added benefits, it’s no wonder that more people are turning to Best Cars,” adds the spokesperson. In short, buying a car at Best Cars offers complete peace of mind.

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Al Naba Group applauds HM in special National Day gala

MUSCAT: Al Naba Holding Co. observed the Sultanate’s 45th National Day with a special cel-ebration that saw management executives and staff coming to-gether to pay collective tribute to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos.

The chairman and founder of Al Naba Holding began the cel-ebrations with a brief address that underscored the pivotal role played by His Majesty the Sul-tan in shepherding the nation to progress and prosperity during his over four decades-long reign, says a press release.

The chairman also applauded His Majesty the Sultan for his inspirational leadership that continues to fuel the glorious

renaissance that he ushered 45 years ago.

He hailed in particular the gov-ernment’s continuing support for efforts to involve young Omanis in nation-building.

Addressing the large gathering, the chairman said: “On behalf of each one of you, I take this op-portunity to wish His Majesty good health and a long life, so he may continue to lead this blessed renaissance. I also extend heart-felt thanks to the government for its steadfast support to the private sector, which is evident from its continuing commitment to smoothing the way for Omani companies to play its full part in national development.”

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Al Injaz celebrates 45th National Day with special show

MUSCAT: “Schools are the insti-tutions where we nourish patriot-ism, love for our country and I am really inspired to see the patriot-ism and brilliant performances of the students. These are the places where the next generations of the nation are groomed”, were the words of the chief guest Rashad Al Musafir, as he admired the Al Injazians on the grand occasion of the 45th National Day celebration on November 18 held on the school premises in Al Ansab, says a press release.

The school had put up a spec-tacular programme to celebrate the 45th National Day. The grand function was attended by the school director Amita Sharma along with several respected guests and supportive parents.

The Omani culture was dis-

played magnificently on a colour-ful backdrop. The spirit of patriot-ism and the colour of celebration were in the air as all the students were dressed up in traditional Om-ani dresses and the entire school was decorated in the national tri colours. The dynamic students displayed their bright talent by performing the traditional dances, reciting beautiful poems praising His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said and Oman; and delivering heart touching inspiring speeches about patriotism. The students of the Section of Special Needs left the audience spellbound by their zeal, enthusiasm and energetic performance.

The festive celebrations carved a niche in the hearts of all of re-newed patriotism and promise of a bright future for Oman.

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Bank Sohar opens new retail branchMUSCAT: As a follow-up to its soft opening, Bank Sohar recently celebrated the formal opening of its Oman Avenues Mall branch under the auspices of Sheikh Mu-hanna Saif Al Maawaly, the wali of Bousher. Bank Sohar’s Oman Avenues Mall branch offers full-fledged banking services with ex-tended business hours for the first time. The addition of this branch also marks the opening of the 27th retail conventional branch to join the bank’s service network since it opened for business in April 2007, says a press release.

The opening of the new branch took place in the presence of Ra-shad Ali Al Musafir, acting CEO, Munira Abdulnabi Macki, GM HR and Corporate Support, R. Nar-asimhan, GM of Retail Banking, and Amjad Mahmood Al Raisi, senior branch manager of the new branch, together with other Bank Sohar executive management members including Khamis Al Rahby, senior AGM branches and Fahad Al Hooti, district manager of Muscat region.

The official opening com-menced with a commemora-tive ribbon cutting ceremony by Sheikh Muhanna Saif Al Maawaly followed by a tour of the branch. A cake cutting cer-emony followed in commemora-tion of the 45th National Day of the Sultanate. Amjad Mahmood Al Raisi then provided the guests with a detailed overview of all the features and facilities of the new

branch. The event concluded with Rashad Al Musafir present-ing a token of appreciation to Sheikh Muhanna Saif Al Maawa-ly on behalf of the bank.

Commenting on the official opening of the branch, Rashad Ali Al Musafir said: “Earlier this year, Bank Sohar embarked on a new customer-focused strategy to re-position the bank for future growth. This latest branch open-ing at Oman Avenues Mall is an extension of this strategy helping us reinforces both; our presence in Muscat, and our commitment towards customer service and convenience. Through the open-ing of new branch in such a stra-tegic location alongside the exten-sion of its working hours and the welcoming open-plan layout, we have not only strategically bolster

our branch network in the region, but have also taken an additional step towards maintaining our po-sition as the ideal choice for a pro-vider of comprehensive banking services in the region.”

The new branch houses a spa-cious design with clear demarca-tion of the areas covering a range of customer friendly facilities. Manned by qualified and friendly staff, the branch will offer custom-ers the bank’s complete portfolio of products and services every day from 10:00am till 4:00pm and ad-visory and processing assistance from 5:00pm to 9:30 pm.

As with Bank Sohar’s other branches, the Oman Avenues Mall branch will also offer custom-ers full-fledged ATM and CDM facilities. This is made possible because the Bank operates on a

‘real time & anywhere’ banking IT platform for the convenience of its customers.

R. Narasimhan, said, “The Bank is committed to making its ser-vices even more accessible for its growing customer base, and one of the key goals of our expansion drive is to reach out and be close to our customers wherever they are in the Sultanate.

The Avenues Mall was the ideal location for our new branch due to its convenient location at the heart of the city, high footfall and ample parking space; allow-ing us to offer customers our full range of retail and commercial services at one of the most con-venient locations possible in the capital. Furthermore, the fact that customers can carry out their banking needs while they enjoy a family day out at the mall, also reinforces our commitment and approach towards providing out-standing service and convenience to our customers in a way that fits in with their lifestyles.

“Besides the customers of other branches can also access banking facilities from this branch due to our superior technology as we adopted ‘online real-time any-where banking’ from the day one of our operations in 2007.”

With the opening of the Av-enues Mall Branch, Bank Sohar now provides its customers with an extensive network of 27 con-ventional branches and 52 ATMs across the Sultanate.

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First bariatric surgery performed at

Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Al Khoud

MUSCAT: “ Badr Al Samaa Hos-pital Al Khoud has the most ad-vanced surgical facilities and the surgeons are capable of carrying out complicated surgeries, said South India’s top surgeon Dr. S. K. Ajaiyakumar. Dr. Ajaiyakumar, who makes monthly visits to Badr Al Samaa, was here in October to carry out a weight reduction surgery for a national woman, says a press re-lease.

“I have seen that both the Oma-nis and expatriates usually travel to India and other countries to carry out advanced surgeries. There is no need for that as the facilities set up by Badr Al Samaa are good enough to meet any kind of emergencies. Moreover, gener-al surgeons in the hospital are ex-pert in carrying out complicated surgeries,” he added.

Mardaya (name changed for privacy) was the third child of her parents. Her mother and elder brother were suffering from obe-sity. When she grew up, she found that obesity did not spare her too. Even though she tried all she could to get rid of this menace by aggressive dieting and exercise, those things had only temporary benefit. She heard about bariatric surgery facility in Badr Al Samaa from her brother. When she met Dr. S. K. Ajaiyakumar in Badr Al

Samaa hospital Al Khoud, she developed confidence in the new surgical procedure and decided to take it up as a challenge. Mar-daya, who weighed 165 kgs under-went mini gastric bypass surgery. The surgery was successful and she is leading a comfortable life now,” the surgeon, who carried out many complicated surgeries annually, said. The team included Dr. S.K Ajaiyakumar, chief bariat-ric surgeon, Dr. Deepa, surgeon, Dr. Manoj, Dr. Ramesh Chand, Dr. Jacob Rajan, anaesthesiologists, Joy, laparoscopic camera techni-cian and Animol, head nurse.

“It was a pleasant experience for me. The pain and discomforts were far less than what I expect-ed. Now within a short span of 20 days I have lost 15 kg and the crav-ings for food which I used to have earlier are no more”.

Now all that is left for her is to conceive a baby. Mini Gastric Bypass is a keyhole weight loss surgery which reduces the stom-

ach capacity and decreases food absorption. It offers predictable and sustained weight loss in mor-bidly obese patients. It has the advantage of short hospital stay, early return to work as well as reversibility if needed in future. This makes Mini Gastric Bypass superior to other bariatric surger-ies, Dr. Ajaiyakumar said.

Even though bariatric surgery is being done in some other hospi-tals in Oman, Badr Al Samaa takes the credit of performing this nov-el procedure for the first time in the country in private healthcare sector. “We have incorporated all the modern technology and facili-ties required for performing this modern operation”, the manage-ment said.

“We are trying to make Badr Al Samaa as the regional refer-ral centre for complicated ail-ments and advanced surgeries in the private healthcare sector in the region. Currently Badr Al Samaa is offering treatments for various complicated ailments and advanced surgeries and some of them include nuero and spine surgeries, weight reduction sur-gery, arthroscopic and knee re-placements, catherization labo-ratory, lithotripsy and dialysis unit etc”, board of directors Abdul Latheef, V.T Vinod and P.A Mo-hammed said.

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National daycelebrations at InterCon MUSCAT: InterContinental Hotel marked the glorious Na-tional Day with celebration at the concert area which was at-tended by its management and staff. The highlights of the event include a presentation about the life story of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, fashion show of various Omani dresses, Oma-ni traditional folklore dance and cake cutting ceremony, says a press release. The evening end-ed with a wide spread of snacks for everybody to enjoy.

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Sultan, Zeeshan spur Oman after Bilal rattles Hong Kong in T20 tie

ABU DHABI: Bowlers called the shots as Oman completed a six-wicket win against Hong Kong in the first of the three-match Twen-ty20 International series against Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

The series in the United Arab Emirates presents a good oppor-tunity for Hong Kong and Oman to polish off the rough edges ahead of the ICC World T20 2016 in India.

Chasing 107, Oman wobbled early on but crossed the line in 18.3 overs thanks to an unbeaten 60-run stand for the fifth wicket between Zeeshan Siddiqui (33 not out) and Sultan Ahmed (37 not out).

Hong Kong did well to build the pressure in the first half of the sec-ond innings. Its bowlers reduced Oman to 43 for 4 by the end of the tenth over with Tanwir Afzal (2 for 22) dismissing Khawar Ali (4) and Adnan Ilyas (1) in the first two overs he bowled.

At 64 to get in ten overs, a wick-et might have swung the match in Hong Kong’s favour, but Sid-diqui and Ahmed stayed calm and brought the equation down to 28 off the last five overs. They then struck nine runs off the 16th over, bowled by Afzal, to steer the chase and ease the nerves in the dressing room.

Earlier in the day, Hong Kong was restricted to a modest 106 for 9 with Bilal Khan, the left-arm pacer, picking up 3 for 29.

Bilal justified his captain Sultan Ahmed’s decision to put Hong Kong in when he struck in the very first over to trap Anshuman Rath (5).

He then came back in the third over to remove Babar Hayat, just when he was looking dangerous with a seven-ball 16. Hayat had struck two crisp boundaries off con-secutive deliveries, but was bowled

trying to go for another big one.Quick wickets then left Hong

Kong at 56 for 6. Waqas Khan (19) and Christopher Carter (15) collab-orated to add 36 runs for the seventh wicket to take the score close to 100. Once Waqas was run out by a di-rect hit from Khawar Ali, the Oman bowlers ensured there was no late flourish from the lower order.

The two teams will meet at the same venue on Wednesday for the second game and the third match of the series will be on Thursday.

In between Oman will play a one-off T20 against United Arab Emirates on Sunday, while Hong Kong will face Pakistan in another T20 on Monday.

Oman will also play a two-match T20 International series against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi later this month. — ICC

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CAPTAIN’S KNOCK: Sultan Ahmed played well to steer Oman to victory against Hong Kong.

HONG KONGA. Rath c A. Lalcheta b Bilal Khan 5W. Barkat c Sultan Ahmed b Ansari 5Babar Hayat c Adnan Ilyas b Bilal Khan 16MS Chapman c Sultan b Mehran Khan 18Nizakat Khan b Lalcheta 1Tanwir Afzal c Lalcheta b Mehran Khan 7C Carter c Adnan Ilyas b Bilal Khan 15Waqas Khan run out 19Aizaz Khan (not out) 7Haseeb Amjad run out 1Nadeem Ahmed (not out) 6Extras (b-2, w-4) 6Total (9 wkts; 20 overs) 106Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-27, 3-30, 4-31, 5-52, 6-56, 7-92, 8-93, 9-99.Bowling: Bilal Khan 4-0-29-3 (w-1); M. Ansari 4-0-25-1 (w-2); A. Lalcheta 4-1-13-1; Mehran Khan 4-0-20-2 (w-1); Khawar Ali 4-0-17-0.OMANKhawar Ali lbw Tanwir Afzal 4

Aaqib Sulehri c Carter b A. Khan 12Jatinder Singh b Anshuman Rath 16Adnan Ilyas b Tanwir Afzal 1Zeeshan Siddiqui (not out) 33Sultan Ahmed (not out) 37Extras (b-1, lb-1, w-2) 4Total (4 wkts; 18.3 overs) 107Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-25, 3-28, 4-43.Bowling: Haseeb Amjad 3-0-17-0; Tanwir Afzal 4-0-22-2; Aizaz Khan 3.3-0-19-1; nshuman Rath 4-0-22-1; Nadeem Ahmed 4-0-25-0 (w-1).Series: Oman lead the 3-match series 1-0T20I debuts: C Carter (Hong Kong); Aaqib Sulehri, Adnan Ilyas, Bilal Khan and AJ Lalcheta (Oman)T20 debuts: C Carter (Hong Kong); Aaqib Sulehri and Bilal Khan (Oman)Umpires: VA Kulkarni (India) and Sarika Prasad (Singapore)Match referee: D Govindjee (South Africa)Reserve umpire: Rabiul Hoque

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Denmark’s Rindom takes lead at Laser Radial Women’s World ChampionshipMUSCAT: After a thrilling open-ing day at the Laser Radial Wom-en’s World Championship in Oman, being held in Al Musannah Sports City, Anne-Marie Rindom of Den-mark leads the field on Friday, with Dutchwoman Marit Bouwmeester in the second place. In winds that reached nine knots, the 100 com-petitors enjoyed an exciting start to the intense six-day event.

Twenty-five-year-old and sec-ond ranked Rindom, from Aarhus, Denmark came to the event fresh from a win at the Semaine Olym-pique Francaise, La Rochelle, France in October. She continues to sail impressively and in Blue Group, managed to hold off current reigning world champion Marit Bouwmeester.

Commenting on her win, Rin-dom said: “It was a really good day. I managed to have good speed, which is very important in this com-petitive fleet. In the coming days, I think it will be a fierce competition between Friday’s top 10, and I look forward to what lies ahead.”

Leader of Yellow group and fifth overall in the overall rankings is Philipine Van Aanholt (ARU). Twenty-three-year-old Van Aan-holt, posted a 10th and a 3rd to beat world ranked number one — Evi Van Acker (BEL), 30. Van Acker with a second and a 12th is lying seventh in the overall rankings.

Commenting on the racing Van Aanholt said: “I think I made good decisions and I am just really happy about it. The conditions are generally light and shifty which makes it really tactical, but I like it that way.”

One of the most impressive per-formances came from Lijia Xu (CHN) – reigning Olympic champi-on. This 28-year old speed sailor who has spent the last two years recover-ing from back and knee pain, led both races in Blue group and finished the day with a 1st and 10th, which leaves her in fourth place overall.

Commenting on her comeback, Xu said: “I am really pleased with my performance after such a long time off. I had a forced break from sailing because I felt I could no

longer sustain the heavy training and the intensive load of sailing the Laser Radial.

“I suffered a lot with lower back and knee pain so it is a bonus to sail here pain free. I am pleased to see my feeling is still there but obvi-ously I need to practice more to get those boat handling skills, and fit-ness back.”

Another race winner in Yellow group was Paige Railey. This high profile American Olympic sailor who has spent over a year recover-ing from a cycling accident is back

on form again. She won the Pan American Games in Toronto in August and now looks set to chal-lenge for a top place at this event.

Following a lavish, Laser Ra-dial Women’s World Champion-ship grand opening ceremony on Thursday evening, which showcased the best of Omani cultural hospitality, and a tough day on the water, the 100-strong fleet is taking time to relax this evening and prepare for day two of the regatta.

In his speech at the opening

ceremony on Thursday evening, David Graham, CEO of Oman Sail, said that this event will help to cre-ate a lasting legacy in Oman for fe-male sailors.

“Our Women’s Programme has created new career opportunities for Omani women in sailing, ei-ther as coaches or instructors, or as part of the region’s first all-female sailing team — regularly lining up alongside male teams and showing that sport can break down bounda-ries and provide equal footing on which to compete.”

It was evident from the sort of performance seen on the race course that this women’s event is going to live up to its reputation.

Jeff Martin, Executive Secretary of the International Laser Class Association, commented: “The 2015 Laser Radial Women’s World Championship is the largest and ar-guably the toughest of all the wom-en’s Olympic sailing events.”

“Here in Musannah we have 100 of the world’s best women sailors from 48 countries across five conti-nents,” Jeff Martin added.

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IN POLE POSITION: Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom in action during the 2015 Laser Women’s Radial World Championship at Al Musannah Sports City. – Supplied photo

Namibian cricketer van Schoor diesWINDHOEK: Namibian cricketer Raymond van Schoor passed away here after collaps-ing during a match earlier.

The 25-year-old died after collapsing during a South Af-rican domestic game against Free State on Sunday, following which he was rushed to the hos-pital. Scans revealed that he had suffered a stroke and was trans-ferred to the ICU on Wednes-day, reports cricket.com.au.

“It is with deep regret and sorrow that I announce the passing of Raymond van Schoor. On behalf of Cricket Namibia, I express my most sincere condolences to the en-tire van Schoor family,” Cricket Namibia President Richard Frankle said on Friday.

“Raymond was a tremendous asset to Cricket Namibia and the National Cricket Team. He was taken far too early from us. We however accept that Almighty God needed him to represent the Heavenly Angels! May his soul rest in peace!”

The wicketkeeper-batsman, who first played for Namibia as a teenager, ended up playing 92 first class and 103 List A match-es. He could also bowl medium-pace and played in Namibia’s World T20 Qualifier campaign earlier this year. He also took part in their recent Intercontinental Cup match against Ireland.

He scored 4,303 runs with five centuries, with a highest of 157, and took 28 wickets in first class cricket. His brother Danie has also represented Namibia as did his father Melt, who played five matches in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

On Sunday, van Schoor had been batting during Namibia’s five-wicket win over Free State when he collapsed in hot condi-tions. He asked for water to be brought onto the field, complain-ing of dizziness and a headache.

“He took a sip or two and the next moment he stumbled over. I caught him in my arms,” said teammate Nicolaas Scholtz. - IANS

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Sanskar wins titleMUSCAT: Sanskar Dubey justi-fied his top billing by clinching the boys under-12 singles title at the Falcon Insurance Company-sponsored Annual Tennis Tour-nament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) Muscat with a brilliant victory in the final.

In the final, Sanskar had a dif-ficult task at hand having to deal with the in-form second seed Ayaan Malhotra. Sanskar over-came all the ups and downs to emerge winner with a brilliant 6-4, 6-3 victory over Ayaan.

Sankar and Ayaan played posi-tive attacking tennis as Sanskar broke in the third and seventh games but Ayaan broke back for 4-all. Sanskar broke a lethargic-looking Ayaan at love and served out the first set.

Ayaan showed a positive atti-tude and held the opening game of the second set at love and it was even stevens until Sanskar broke in the fifth and seventh games to take a stranglehold of the match.

After a thrilling exchange be-tween the two, Ayaan fought hard and broke to stay in the match. But Sanskar had different ideas

as he broke Ayaan to clinch the under-12 title.

Yash Tanna, the No. 2 seed in the men’s singles advanced to the semifinals after coasting to a con-vincing 8-2 victory over Daraius Basu in the quarterfinals and lined-up a last four clash against third seed Mohan Kannan who defeated Percy Pereira 8-1. Suhail Khan also made it to the last four with a hard-fought 8-5 victory to upset fourth seed R. Murali in the quarterfinal.

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FINALISTS: Sanskar Dubey,

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FIFA ethics report recommends sanctions against Blatter, Platini

BERNE: FIFA ethics investiga-tors called on Saturday for sanc-tions against president Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini, dealing a fresh blow to Platini’s bid to succeed Blatter as head of world soccer’s governing body.

Both men were suspended from their posts for 90 days on October 8 pending a full investigation, en-gulfed by a deepening corruption scandal as the sport faces crimi-nal probes in Switzerland and the United States. The investigatory chamber of FIFA’s ethics com-mittee — acting independently of the organisation’s leadership — said on Saturday it had completed its inquiry, but did not say why it was recommending sanctions nor what those sanctions should be.

Its report will now be passed to the committee’s adjudicatory chamber, which will decide wheth-er investigations should be pursued and on any potential sanctions.

“The investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Commit-tee has submitted its final reports containing requests for sanctions against Joseph (Sepp) Blatter and Michel Platini to the adjudica-tory chamber chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert,” the ethics panel said the statement.

“For reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of in-nocence until proven guilty, the

chamber will not publish details of the concluded reports and the requested sanctions against the two officials.”

Blatter has been FIFA president since 1998. Platini has been head of European soccer’s governing body UEFA since 2007 and, until he was suspended, had been fa-vourite to replace Blatter in FIFA’s February 26 presidential election.

Platini’s hopes of standing were put on hold because of his suspen-sion. He has appealed to the Court of Arbitration of Sport against his provisional ban but, even if he wins and is allowed to stand, his plans

would be scuppered if Eckert’s adjudicatory chamber accepts the investigation’s recommendations.

The adjudicatory chamber said in a separate statement it would decide whether to open formal proceedings and, if necessary, on sanctions “in due course.”

FIFA’s electoral committee has said Platini’s registration will not be processed while he is suspend-ed, although it could reconsider its position if he wins an appeal.

Platini’s appeal was rejected in the first instance by FIFA’s Appeal Committee this week.

Blatter also faces criminal inves-

tigation in Switzerland over a two million Swiss franc ($2 million) payment from FIFA to Platini.

The payment was made in 2011 for work Platini had completed nine years earlier, the Swiss attor-ney-general’s office has said, adding Platini was considered “between a witness and an accused person.”

Both men have denied wrongdo-ing. The ethics committee said its chief investigator Cornel Borbely was not involved in its investigation of Blatter as both men are Swiss.

“As the two proceedings are closely related and to avoid any appearance of a conflict of inter-ests, Dr Borbely also withdrew from the proceedings against Michel Platini,” it added.

Instead, Robert Torres from Guam submitted the report on Blat-ter and Trinidadian Vanessa Allard compiled the report on Platini.

The ethics committee appears to have taken a tougher line against offenders in the last year, handing out a series of long-term bans from soccer-related activities — which includes playing, coaching and ad-ministrative roles in the sport.

Former executive committee members and powerbrokers Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer have been given life bans, while Rey-nald Temarii was banned for eight years and Chung Mong-joon, who had planned to run for the FIFA presidency, for six. In another case, former Chilean federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, who also compiled the technical reports on countries which bid to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, was banned for seven years.

On Monday, Ganesh Thapa, president of the All-Nepal Foot-ball Association, was banned for 10 years and fined 20,000 Swiss francs, while Viphet Sihachakr, president of the Laotian Football Federation, received a two-year ban and 40,000 franc fine. - Reuters

The investigatory

chamber of FIFA’s

ethics committee —

acting independently

of the organisation’s

leadership — said

on Saturday it had

completed its inquiry,

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was recommending

sanctions nor what

those sanctions

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FRESH BLOW: Sepp Blatter, left, and Michel Platini. – Reuters

India face Pakistan in final, Bangladesh defeat Oman

KUANTAN: The Indian hockey team put up a scintillating per-formance to beat Japan 6-1 in the semifinal and enter the summit clash of the Junior Asia Cup here Kuantan, Malaysia on Saturday.

In the title match, to be played

on Sunday, the Indians will take on arch-rivals Pakistan, who fought back from a goal deficit to defeat South Korea 8-7 via shootout.

Meanwhile, in the classification matches for fifth to eighth places Bangladesh defeated Oman 3-2

via shootout after the teams were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation time. Oman will now face Malay-sia, who defeated China 5-1, to avoid the wooden spoon.

In the first semifinal match against Japan, Mandeep Singh

opened the scoring for India in the 12th minute before Manpreet Sin-gh put the ball into the net in the very next minute. Harmanpreet Singh and Vikramjit Singh scored one each in the 23rd and 27th min-utes before Japan scored a conso-

lation in the 44th minute through Shota Yamada.

Harmanpreet scored another four minutes later while Varun Kumar added the last goal for India in the 64th minute to put India in the final on Sunday. - Agencies

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India U-19 team beat Afghanistan

KOLKATA: The Indian Un-der-19 cricket team registered their second successive win in the tri-series as they beat Af-ghanistan by 33 runs at the Ja-davpur University ground here on Saturday.

With the win, India now have nine points from two games. Rashid Arman top scored for the visitors with 43 while Khaleel Ahmed picked up four for 41 for India. Chasing India’s total of 236, the visitors could only manage 203 in 47.3 overs.

The Indian bowlers could not make early in-roads in the first few overs as openers Janat Ihasanullah (25) and Zazai Haz-ratullah (21) knit a partnership of 45 runs but then the latter fell to Ahmed.

Ahmed struck again to get rid of Nasir Khan (0). There were three more quick wickets for India which left Afghanistan struggling at 65 for five.

Later for the eighth wicket, Arman and Mohammad Sardar (33) put up a partnership of 62 runs, studded with some de-lightful boundaries and mas-sive sixes, threatening to take the game away from the hosts but then both fell in quick suc-cession to hand the match to the hosts.

Earlier , India opener Rishab Pant’s 87 propelled the home team to register a fighting total on the board after opting to bat.

Pant en route hit 10 fours and two sixes. But the Indians had to suffer an early jolt as Washing-ton Sundar made his way to the pavilion after scoring just two.

But the likes of A.N. Khare (24) and captain Ricky Bhui (27) contributed in the middle-order to help India’s cause of getting past the 100-run mark.

Afghanistan struck back with the crucial wicket of Bhui but Anmolpreet Singh (16) and Ma-hipal Lomror (43), who was one of the eight changes that India made from their last game, en-sured they carried on the good work of their predecessors. In the concluding overs, wickets fell in a heap with the last four batsmen scoring in single digits.

Brief scores: India 236 all out in 50 overs (Rishab Panth 87, Mahipal Lom-ror 43; Rashid Arman 4/47) bt Afghan-istan 203 all out in 47.3 overs (Rashid Arman 43; Khaleel Ahmed 4/41). - IANS

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Oman Sail launches Renaissance Services championshipMUSCAT: In a quest to crown Oman’s best sailing team from across 50 schools, Oman Sail has kicked off the Renaissance Ser-vices Inter School Sailing Cham-pionship 2015 with qualifying heats at its four sailing centres in Almouj Muscat, Marina Bandar Al Rowdha, Al Musannah and Sur.

This is the third annual Cham-pionship with Renaissance Ser-vices as title sponsors aspiring the youth to develop their competitive racing skills while proudly repre-senting their school.

“The Inter School Sailing Championship is about more than sailing,” Stephen Thomas, Renais-sance Services Chief Executive Officer, said.

“It is also about establishing the building blocks for personal, com-munal and societal growth.

Renaissance Services is a big supporter of Oman Sail, espe-cially its Community Sailing Pro-gramme, because it offers so many

benefits that spread far and wide, providing opportunities for the youth to improve themselves and one day make a valid contribution to society.”

He added: “As a home-grown company, our ambitions are aligned with the nation’s focus on youth development to ensure a more skilled and well-rounded workforce for the future of Oman. Sailing’s many teachings include a variety of capabilities that can be adapted to both personal and professional lives, and is a unique way in which to start building to-morrow’s leader.”

During the qualifying heats, the country’s most promising young sailors aged 8-12 that have com-pleted Oman Sail’s Community ‘Learn to Sail’ Programme and holding a ‘Level 1’ sailing cer-tificate take to the water in their Optimist boats. Each made up of three children, the top three teams will progress to a final in an

aim for glory. Rashid Al Kindi, Oman Sail’s

National Youth Team Manager, said: “These heats are an excel-lent platform for students to prove themselves and elevate their skills even further.”

“Community sailing is at the heart of our Performance Pathway and it is essential that this foun-dation is strengthened for Oman to continue producing talented, enthusiastic and competitive sail-ors,” he said.

Of the hundreds of children tak-ing part in the heats, only 36 sailors — three teams of three per sailing centre — will progress through to the finals.

To be held on December 19 at Kalboo Beach in Muttrah Cor-niche, and as part of Oman Sail’s 45th National Day Sailing Festi-val, the final will end with the 2015 Inter School Sailing Champions crowned at a special prize-giving at Kalboo Park Amphitheatre.

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INTER-SCHOOL EVENT: This is the third championship with Renaissance Services as title sponsors.

Excellence Performance ready to host Oman skating competition

MUSCAT: Excellence Perfor-mance is gearing up to organise the inaugural Oman Skating Champi-onship at the Oman Automobile Association (OAA) facilities on November 28,

Excellence Performance, a small but successful company that has been striving to organise unique sports events that encourage Om-ani youth as well as promote the country as a tourist destination, is making an attempt to introduce roller skating as an ‘organised sport’ by hosting an international event right in Oman.

Rashid Ibrahim Al Kindi, Founder and Executive Director of Excellence Performance, believes the Oman Skate Championship will transform roller skating into

a more organised and professional sport in the country.

Good followingAfter seeing the overwhelming following for the sport and also the taking into consideration the lack of safety measures in place for those who practise it, Rashid and his team recognised the need to get the sport organised.

“We looked into the aspect of

their personal safety and that of others. There is hardly any equip-ment other than the skates and the facilities at the venues are danger-ous. In fact they are nonexistent,” Rashid said.

“To achieve that we need an of-ficial body that will be supported by the Ministry of Sports Affairs and the government, and recog-nised by an international skating federation. We need to take meas-

ures like conducting events as well as technical, administrative and coaching courses.”

“But that’s a long process and requires some time to get it done.”

“So instead of waiting for things to happen, we set an immediate goal of bringing together all these roller skating enthusiasts together and the best way to do that was to conduct an international tourna-ment,” Rashid explained.

The Ministry of Sports Affairs readily agreed to support their cause and Excellence Perfor-mance also got in touch with an international federation to start the process.

The federation will over see the event and see how it can be better support in the future, to provide technical support and training the coaches and team managers.

The championship will com-prise three races - an 8km men’s race, an 8km women’s race and a 3km fun race.

In the first two categories, which are open to those above 12 years and above, the top five finishers will receive awards while the top 50 in the fun race will received medals. There will also be associ-ated programmes, including a ‘free style show’.

Road raceMeanwhile, the Excellence Per-formance and Oman Athletic As-sociation (OAA) have decided to host a new event - Muscat 2 Miles race, during the day.

The running race will be 3.2km and will be open to top 50 national athletes, who performed well dur-ing the 2014/15 season in local and international events.

The top three finishers will re-ceive special awards.

Meanwhile, Excellence Perfor-mance Executive Director Rashid Ibrahim Al Kindi thanked the Oman Automobile Association for letting the organisers to utilise their facilities.

The officials also thanked the sponsors Coca Cola (Arwa water), Muscat Pharmacy (Pocari Sweat). He also thanked Oman Athletic Association for supporting the first Muscat 2 Miles Race as well as all volunteers, Oman Scouts, Military Medical Services and Ex-cellence Performance team.

The organisers,

who are all set to

host the inaugural

Oman Skating

Championship at

OAA on November 28,

have also revealed

the plans to launch

a new athletic event

— Muscat 2 Miles

race — in cooperation

with Oman Athletic

Association

INAUGURAL EVENT: Excellence Performance is making an attempt to introduce roller skating as an

‘organised sport’ by hosting an international event. – Supplied photo

India look to upstage Australia in second hockey TestRAIPUR: Having let world hockey champions Australia escape with a draw in the first of the three-match Test series, Indian team will try not to re-peat the mistakes and come out all guns blazing in the second match at the newly inaugu-rated Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here in Raipur on Sunday.

India led 2-1 via V.R. Rag-hunath’s two successful pen-alty corner conversions but the hosts’ shaky defence conceded a penalty corner in the 58th minute that was converted by Chris Ciriello for a two-all re-sult in Rajnandgaon.

Coming to the second match, India chief coach Roelant Olt-mans said they have addressed the shortcomings. “It was a good game, but the last minute en-croachment by the opponents into our area only exposed the areas we still need to take con-trol of,” Oltmans said in a release.

“We have addressed the con-cern areas and our hopeful of a better show tomorrow,” Olt-mans added.

First matchThis will be the first ever inter-national hockey match organ-ised in Raipur, and a lot of crowd support is expected as was seen at in the last match played in Rajnandgaon.

“The crowd support has been tremendous, and with such ter-rific support, we are charged to give in our best and not disap-point our fans,” Oltmans, who is also the Indian hockey’s high performance director, said. - IANS

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Enhance Eagles outplay Galfar CT

MUSCAT: MDC Enhance Eagles and Galfar CT by six wickets in a Khimji Ramdas-sponsored A Di-vision match at the Municipality Ground II on Friday.

Batting first, Galfar managed to score 119 in 26 overs. Rizwan Af-ghan top scored with an unbeaten 35. Wasim Ali claimed four wick-ets for the Eagles.

In reply, MDC Enhance Ea-gles scored 120 for five in 15.5 overs thus securing a bonus point. Khalid Latif and Ifthikar Kazmi scored with 33 and 39 not out respectively. Srikantha Achari claimed two scalps for Galfar.

Brief scores: Galfar 119 in 26 overs (Rizwan Afghan 35 n.o.; Wasim Ali 4/14) lost to MDC Enhance Eagles 120 for 5 in 15.5 overs (Khalid Latif 33, Ifthikar Kazmi 39 n.o). Points: MDC Enhance Eagles - 3, Galfar – 0.

New Media down ISCIn another A Division match, New Media handed a 17-run defeat to Indian Social Club (ISC) at the Municipality Ground I.

Batting first, New Media put on 202 for seven in 30 overs with Imran Rajiv top scoring with 55. Puneet Singh and Ansar Ansari claimed three wickets each for ISC.

In reply, ISC were bowled out for 185 in 29.5 overs. Amandeep Singh and Maher Asher were top scorers

with 40 and 34 runs respectively. Jagath and Samar claimed three wickets each for New Media.

Brief scores: New Media 202 for 7 in 30 overs (Imran Rijvi 55; Puneet Singh 3/19) bt ISC 185 in 29.5 overs (Amandeep Singh 40, Maher Asher 34; Jagath 3/32). Points: New Media - 2, ISC - 0.

Fairtrade beat PDO In an Al Ansari Group of Com-panies-sponsored B Division match, Fairtrade defeated PDO

by six wickets at the Municipality Ground III. Batting first, PDO put on 128 for eight in 20 overs. Ifthikar Ahmed top scored with 33 not out. Fairtrade completed their bonus point victory by scoring 131 for four in 14.2 overs. Mohammed Rashid and Aadil Mohammed scored with 57 and 22 runs respectively. Naveed claimed three wickets for PDO.

Brief scores: PDO 128 for 8 in 20 overs (Ifthikar Ahmed 33 n.o.; Rasheed 2/14, Ranjeet 2/11) lost to Fairtrade 131

for 4 in 14.2 overs (Mohammed Rashid 57, Aadil Mohammed 22; Naved3/24). Points: Fairtrade – 3, PDO - 0.

Easy for SARCOIn an Raha Poly Products-spon-sored C Division match, SARCO defeated FAP UTSC by 56 runs at the Municipality Ground I.

Batting first, SARCO put on 203 for seven in 20 overs with Tosim Khan and Akshath Castelino mak-ing 77 and 48 respectively. Nishad and Jaleel claimed four and three wickets respectively for FAP UTSC.

SARCO completed their victory by bowling out FAP UTSC for 147 in 18.1 overs. Razik Muhammed top scored with 46 runs. Pradeep and Mutaza claimed three wickets each for SARCO.

Brief scores: SARCO 203 for 7 in 20 overs (Tosim Khan 77, Akshath Cas-telino 48; Nishad 4/29) bt FAP UTSC 147 in 18.1 overs (Razik Muhammed 46; Pradeep 3/17). Points: SARCO - 2, FAP UTSC – 0.

Batting first, Galfar

managed to score 119

in 26 overs. In reply,

MDC Enhance Eagles

scored 120 for five in

15.5 overs

B DIVISION: Fairtrade after their victory over PDO team. – Supplied photo A DIVISION: New Media celebrate their win over ISC. – Supplied photo

ENHANCE HEROES: Wasim Ali, Ivan Manjila and Ikthiarr Kazmi. SARCO STARS: Tosim Khan, left, and Akshath Castelino.

Al Hail CC to host The Forty Club

MUSCAT: Al Hail Cricket Club will host to UK’s The Forty Club, who will be training and playing matches during their stay from November 22 to 26.

According to the Al Hail Cricket Club, the hosts have arranged two matches for the visitors — one on November 23 against Leighton Middle East Cricket Team and the second on November 24 against with Pakistan School Muscat. Both matches will be played at Oman Cricket’s Al Amerat Ground 1.

The Forty Club, founded in 1936, has been aiming ‘to take cricket to the schools by offering schools

(both State and Public) and Youth XIs fixtures against experienced cricketers who will encourage the young cricketers to play the game to the highest standards of perfor-mance and behaviour and in the best spirit of the game’.

The Forty Club continues to en-courage the qualities of the Spirit of Cricket, to encourage the young men and women to play cricket, stay in the game, enjoy it, and de-velop their skills and to applaud and recognise good performance.

Barry Aitken, Secretary of the Forty Club, will be joining the team in Muscat.

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Preparations begin for annual Republic Day hockey festivalMUSCAT: Team Coorg Muscat and Friends of Naqvi Group rep-resentatives met Indian Ambas-sador Indra Mani Pandey at the latter’s office recently to discuss the preparations for the Republic Day of India hockey festival.

Team Coorg Muscat and Friends of Naqvi Group, in coop-eration with Oman Hockey As-sociation (OHA) and under the patronage of Indian Ambassador, will organise the annual hockey festival on January 22 at the Sul-tan Qaboos Sports Complex.

During the meeting, the organ-ising team members SAS Naqvi and Osama Rawat presented two DVDs to the Indian Ambassador - one on the Indo-Oman Friendship Award accorded on Naqvi and the second one titled ‘Glimpses of Sports Career of SAS Naqvi’.

Meanwhile, Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey accepted the invi-tation and agreed to preside over

the annual hockey festival. OHA chief Sheikh Mahfoodh

bin Ali Juma Al Juma will the Guest of Honour.

According to the organisers,

the teams which are expected to participate in the event are Team Coorg Muscat, Ambassador XI, UTSC XI, Beatrice XI, An Indian XI and Indian School Al Seeb.

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DVD PRESENTATION: Hockey veteran SAS Naqvi, left, presents

the two DVDs Indian Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey. – Supplied photo

Oman Veterans clinch titleMUSCAT: Oman Veterans XI defeated Ahli-Sidab B to emerge the champions at a Six-A-Side Hockey Tournament organised by Oman Club here recently.

In a keenly-contested match, Oman Veterans overcame a stiff challenge from young Ahli-Sidab team to win the match 3-1 and with that the title. Seeb Club set-tled for the third place. The other participating teams were Bausher, hosts Oman, Ahli-Sidab Club A, Team Coorg Muscat A, Team Co-org Muscat B and Muscat Foxes.

The Oman Club also simulta-neously organised an under-15 tournament, which attracted four teams — Oman Club, Seeb Club A,

Seeb Club B and Indian School Al Seeb. Khamis bin Saeed Al Salimi, Vice-President of Oman Club, presided over the prize-giving ceremony and handed over the trophies and medals.

Individual honours: Best player: Ali Al Zadjali of Team Co-org Muscat A; Best goalkeeper: Hiten Bang of Team Coorg; Best scorer: Yusuf Al Siyabi of Oman Veteran’s Team.

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Djokovic routs Nadal, eners final in London

LONDON: Novak Djokovic turned on the style to outclass old adversary Rafael Nadal and reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at the 02 Arena on Saturday.

Spaniard Nadal had looked like his old dominant self with round-robin wins against Andy Murray, Stanislas Wawrinka and David Ferrer, but the world No. 5 was no match for Djokovic who was at his

clinical best. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, bidding for a fourth con-secutive title at the season-ender, and a fifth in total, launched an early onslaught, breaking Nadal’s serve in the second game of the match with four sweetly-struck, clean winners.

From then on he was barely troubled by the 14-times grand slam champion who could make little impression.

A dipping backhand forced a Na-dal volley error to give the Serbian two break points in the fifth game of the second set and he converted after a fierce baseline rally.

There was no way back from there for Nadal. Djokovic was clearly in a hurry to finish the job, breaking again at 5-3 with a flurry of pinpoint winners.

He will face either Roger Feder-er or Wawrinka in Sunday’s final.

Murray beatenBritain’s Andy murray can focus fully on next week’s Davis Cup as-signment in Belgium after Stan-islas Wawrinka sent him packing from the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday. Wawrinka looked the sharper as he won 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Murray and Wawrinka were both guilty of numerous careless errors, murray in a first-set tie-break that he led 4-2.

His Swiss opponent then wob-bled towards the end and nearly let

slip a 5-2 lead, having to save two break points when he served for the match for a second time at 5-4.

World No. 2 Murray, who smashed a frame in anger in the final game, said the proximity of next week’s Davis Cup final on a claycourt in Ghent had not been a factor in his defeat.

“Way too many errors. Cheap ones, as well. Disappointing,” the 28-year-old, who fell at the group stage for the second year running, told reporters.

“I didn’t find it difficult not thinking about the Davis Cup final, to be honest. Obviously the only positive for me this week is I’ve come away from it injury-free.

“Now I have a couple more days to get ready for Belgium.”

Murray was straight back on court afterwards, taking out his frustration in a knockup with coach Jonas Bjorkman on a desert-ed centre court as cleaners picked up litter in the stands. - Reuters

Nadal had looked like his old dominant self

with round-robin wins against Andy Murray,

Stanislas Wawrinka and David Ferrer, but the

world No. 5 was no match for Djokovic who

was at his clinical best

SUBLIME SERB: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic his a return against Spain’s Rafael Nadal during their singles match at the ATP World Tour

Finals in London on Saturday. – AFP

Bopanna, Mergea storm into doubles summit clashLONDON: Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea played some scin-tillating tennis to earn a straight sets win here on Saturday and enter the men’s doubles sum-mit clash at the $7 million ATP World Tour Finals being played on the indoor hard courts of the O2 Arena.

The Indo-Romanian combine took exactly an hour to oust Cro-atian-Brazilian third seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 6-2 to level their career record to two-all.

This will be the 35-year-old Bopanna’s second appearance at the year-ending tournament af-ter losing the 2012 final in a super tie-break while partnering com-patriot Mahesh Bhupathi.

The eighth seeds, the last to qualify for the prestigious event, were the far better pair on the day. Their return of serves, ground strokes, first serve points — everything was simply better and more effective than Dodig and Marcelo, putting the match completely in their favour.

Their breakpoint conversion rate just could not be better.

The Indo-Romanian combine converted all the four break-points they earned in the semi-final. Overall, they won 56 of the 101 points played in the match, also saving two of the three breakpoint chances they handed their opponents.

Bopanna and Mergea did not start well as they just about sur-vived a scare in their second game of the first set when they had to save two breakpoints. But the pair came out on top when they broke their opponents in the

fifth game to go 3-2 up. Both pairs held their respective service games and that break of serve earlier was enough for the Indo-Romanian pair to seal the set and take the advantage in the match. Bopanna and Mergea played a very smart and cautious game, following the break of serve which gave them crucial points in the contest.

The second set also started in favour of the eighth seeds who broke the third seeds in only the third game of the second set to go 2-1 up. But the Croat-Brazilian pair levelled the set at two-all.

That was the last form of suc-cess for Dodig and Marcelo as, thereon, Bopanna and Mergea stepped on the gas to clinch the next four games and enter the championship match.

In the final on Sunday, Bopan-na and Mergea will be up against the winner of the match between Dutch-Romanian second seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Te-cau and American top seeds and defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan.

No Indian has ever won the elite tournament where only the season’s top eight players/pairs get to play the year-ending event. Bhupathi and Leander Paes reached the final of the tourna-ment thrice in 1997, 1999 and 2000, losing all three contests.

Paes then reached the final once again with Serbian Nenad Zimonjic in 2005. Bhupathi reached it in 2010 with Belarus’ Max Mirnyi before Bhupathi and Bopanna joined hands to lose the 2012 final. - IANS

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SCINTILLATING: Rohan Bopanna, left, and Florin Mergea. – AP/PTI

Murray seeks to write new chapter

LONDON: Andy Murray has done a diligent job updating the dusty British tennis history books and if all goes to plan another chapter will be written in the Bel-gium city of Ghent next week.

The 28-year-old Scot has al-most single-handedly taken Brit-ain to the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1978 and provid-ing he does not suffer any mishaps they should win the team event for the first time since 1936.

That year, together with the name Fred Perry, have been en-twined with Murray’s career since it became clear he was the real deal, not just another British also-ran. He became the first Brit-ish man to win a grand slam since Perry in 1936 when he beat Novak Djokovic at the 2012 U.S. Open. A year later he ended his country’s 77-year wait for a men’s singles champion at Wimbledon, again beating Djokovic.

He is also the reigning Olympic champion — a gold medal he won by beating Roger Federer in Lon-don, a few weeks after a tearful defeat by the Swiss in the Wim-bledon final.

But a Davis Cup winners’ medal would complete the transforma-tion from moody teenager with scruffy hair who once caused a fu-rore for his supposed lack of sup-port for the England soccer team, to a national sporting hero.

His Wimbledon title earned him the BBC Sports Personal-ity Award and the tears he shed when recalling in a TV interview how he survived a massacre at his school in Dunblane, Scotland added a human touch to the sin-gle-minded professional image he usually portrays.

Now married to long-term partner Kim and with a baby on the way, Murray’s life looks com-plete. Yet, despite a mellowing of his character, world number two Murray’s devotion to the Davis Cup this year has been fanatical. In three ties he is unbeaten.

He won both singles against the United States in March, two sin-gles and a doubles with brother Jamie against France just after Wimbledon and won three points again against Australia in the semifinals — the middle Saturday doubles being an epic.

Mark Cox, part of the British team in 1978, said. “I don’t think people fully appreciate what Andy Murray has achieved. “It’s fantas-tic how committed he is to the Da-vis Cup now, he has put his whole heart and soul into winning this.”

His older brother Jamie is in no doubt. “He has put in a huge ef-fort to get the team to the final,” the 29-year-old, who qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals with part-ner John Peers, said. “Playing all three days in the last two ties was a monumental thing to do. He carried us into the final and I’m sure he will want to play three in the final too.

“It’s an unbelievable effort. But he knows if he wants to win the Davis Cup his best chance is to play all three days.”

It is likely Murray will partner Jamie in Ghent next Saturday and it is perhaps a good omen that brothers Reggie and Laurie Do-herty played together in the 1904 final victory over Belgium.

John and David Lloyd also played in the same team against the U.S. in the losing 1978 final — since when 37 years have gone by with Britain largely in the wilderness. - Reuters

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Vardy equals record as Leicester go top, Costa helps Chelsea end slump

LONDON: Jamie Vardy equalled the Premier League record by scor-ing for a 10th successive match as his Leicester City side went top after winning 3-0 at Newcastle United while champions Chelsea ended their slump with a 1-0 win over Norwich City on Saturday.

Leicester going top was the high-light of a memorable afternoon when ‘La Marseillaise’, the French national anthem, was played at grounds throughout England as a mark of solidarity with France fol-lowing last week’s Paris attacks.

Chelsea’s French defender Kurt Zouma led a rendition of the an-them at Stamford Bridge where a huge French flag was also dis-played before the champions end-ed a run of three successive league defeats with victory over Norwich City thanks to a second-half goal from Diego Costa.

That lifted Chelsea up one place

to 15th on 14 points, but still a long way behind the leaders.

Leicester top the table with 28 points from 13 matches, followed by Manchester United on 27 and Man-chester City and Arsenal on 26.

City will reclaim first place if they beat Liverpool in the late match at the Etihad Stadium.

While Vardy equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy’s 12-year-old scoring record, Leonardo Ulloa and Shinji

Okazaki also scored for Leicester.Claudio Ranieri’s side stayed

above Manchester United, who won 2-1 at Watford and were briefly top after a dramatic finale at Vicarage Road.

United looked set to win 1-0 af-ter Dutchman Memphis Depay put them ahead in the 11th minute, a lead they held until Troy Deeney equalised by blasting his penalty past United keeper David De Gea

in the 87th after substitute Marcos Rojo brought down Odion Ighalo.

Yet just when Watford appeared to have done enough to secure a point, Deeney diverted a cross from Bastian Schweinsteiger into his own net in stoppage time.

United manager Louis van Gaal, who said on Friday that his com-patriot Depay needed to do more to convince him after a disap-pointing start to his United career, was delighted with the 21-year-old Dutchman’s response and his first goal for almost two months.

“He was superb in the first half and this role is the best for him,” Van Gaal told BT Sport.

“He played in the same position for me (for the Netherlands) in the World Cup when Arjen Robben or Robin van Persie was injured, and I knew he could do this, but Jesse Lingard was also fantastic and those two created a lot of chances.”

United, who are suffering an injury crisis, conceded their first goal in six matches in all compe-titions. Van Gaal took heart from their overall performance and the fact they are top “even if it is only for an hour”.

“It is a lousy period for us be-cause we have so many injuries, but I hope Wayne Rooney, who is ill and maybe Anthony Martial can come back and play against PSV Eindhoven next week,” he added.

Depay broke the deadlock when he connected perfectly with an An-der Herrera cross from the right and volleyed past Heurelho Gomes with his left foot. Although Watford failed to make much of an impact in the first half, they looked livelier after the break forcing De Gea into some smart saves, although United were also thwarted by Gomes who had a fine match in the Watford goal.

Arsenal slipped back to fourth after losing 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion where Mikel Arteta put through his own net and Santi Ca-zorla missed a penalty, while Aston Villa stayed nailed to the bottom after losing 4-0 at Everton. - Reuters

Leicester going top

was the highlight

of a memorable

afternoon when ‘La

Marseillaise’, the

French national

anthem, was

played at grounds

throughout England

as a mark of

solidarity with France

following last week’s

Paris attacks

RECORD GOAL: Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy scores a goal against Newcastle United to equal the record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games at St James Park on Saturday. – Reuters

Mendoza ’tricks in Chennaiyin’s 4-1 victory over Kerala BlastersCHENNAI: Colombian striker Stiven Mendoza fired in his sec-ond hat-trick of the season as hosts Chennaiyin FC crushed Kerala Blasters 4-1 in an Indian Super League (ISL) football en-counter, here on Saturday.

After Dhanachandra Singh opened the scoring in the third minute, Mendoza scored in the 16th, 80th and 81st minute to en-sure full points for the Abhishek Bachchan co-owned franchise. Mendoza now is at the top of the goalscorers’ Tally with 9 strikes to his name. The win also took their points tally to 13 from 11 games and Chennaiyin jumped to the 6th spot, keeping faint hopes of quali-fying for the semifinal alive.

Blasters languish at the bottom of the table with 11 points from as many matches. The floodgates opened as early as the 3rd minute, when left-back Dhanachandra Singh overlapped and unleashed a volley that beat goalkeeper Ste-phen Bywater convincingly.

It soon became 2-0 in the 16th minute when Mendoza’s curling volley from the edge of 18-yard box beat Bywater. The home team went into break with their 2-0 lead intact and pressed hard in the second half.

The fate of the match was sealed when Mendoza scored his second goal of the match and made it 3-0.

In the 80th minute, it was a

through pass that he received from Harmanjyot Singh Khabra at the edge of the box and then beat the Blasters custodian with a deft left-footed strike taken with the outstep.

Only a minute later, Blasters’

miseries were compounded as Mendoza completed a well-de-served hat-trick when he neatly slotted it past Bywater in a one-to-one situation.

It was in the 90th minute that

Anthony German pulled one back with a shot that deflected off Dhanchandra and changed the course catching Chennaiyin goalie Edel Bete on the wrongfoot before going into the net. - PTI

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CRUSHING WIN: Action from the match between Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. – PTI

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FIGHT CANCER

WITH FOOD

The most

promising

ammunition in

the fight against

cancer is diet,

and researchers

are trying their

best to find out

which foods help

in keeping the

dreaded disease

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D I D YO U K N OW that many forms of cancer are the result of faulty lifestyle and that faulty diet is often the cause of some cancers? While awareness about cancer is still at its infancy in Oman, knowledge about the common causative factors is even less. And, it is time that peo-ple took a serious look at what they eat to keep this deadly disease away.

According to Dr A. P. Basheer, Internist and Diabetologist, Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Ruwi, “a huge percentage of people in Oman have heard about cancer, but are clueless about how people can get afflicted by this disease by adopt-ing a faulty lifestyle, especially faulty diet. There are two issues concerning diet and cancer: cer-tain foods can cause cancer while certain foods can prevent cancer. We need to avoid the foods that can cause cancer, which includes processed and canned foods, high-salt foods, red meats, fried and charred foods like barbecued foodstuff, carbonated drinks, some cooking oils, all of, which contribute towards cancer in some way or the other.”

Also, a lot of non-organic fresh foods, like fruits and vegetables, are often given a longer shelf life by using preservatives to store

them. Such preservatives are harmful for health and one must wash them very well before con-sumption, Dr Basheer said add-ing that the common man is often not able to distinguish between organic and non-organic foods as a lot of contraband goods often enter the market under the guise of ‘organic foods’.

Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, a researcher at the National Can-cer Institute (USA), states “the easiest, least-expensive way to reduce your risk for cancer is just by eating a healthy diet.” And most experts agree that a diet rich in cancer-fighting foods should predominantly comprise a plant-based diet. “If you have two-thirds of plant food on your plate, that seems to be enough to avoid exces-sive amounts of food high in satu-rated fat,” says Karen Collins, RD, nutritional advisor for the Ameri-can Institute for Cancer Research.

Varied research also suggests that one in 20 cancers can be linked to diets low in fruit and vegetables. Hence, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables could help in lowering risks of cancer of the mouth, oesophagus (food pipe), lungs, larynx (voice box) and some types of stomach cancer.

Fruit and vegetables are excel-lent sources of many vitamins and minerals, as well as fibre. They contain a wide variety of nutrients like carotenoids, folate, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, flavonoids, and various other phytochemicals, which are known to reduce cancer risk by mopping up harmful chem-icals that could potentially dam-age DNA, protecting and repairing DNA, and blocking the formation of cancer-causing chemicals.

Dr Basheer asserts, “the type of foods you consume determines how predisposed one is towards cancer. All leafy vegetables, carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, turmeric, all berries, citric fruits, and gar-lic are loaded with antioxidants and so are anti-cancerous foods. If you do not consume a lot of fibre in the form of fresh vegeta-bles and whole wheat foods, you could invite intestinal cancers, if you consume a lot of spicy, salty, fried, and processed foods, red meats, you could be in for colorec-tal cancer and if you consume a lot of canned foods you could get blad-der or prostate cancer.

Studies point out that red and processed meat contains a pig-ment called ‘haem’, which can damage cells in the bowel or

fuel the production of harmful chemicals in the gut, causing higher risk of cancer. Almost all red and processed meats con-tain greater amounts of haem than white meats.

Also, chemicals called nitrates and nitrites are often used to pre-serve processed meat, but these can be converted into cancer-causing chemicals called N-nitro-so compounds (NOCs). Cooking meat at high temperatures, such as grilling or barbecuing, can also produce cancer-causing chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic amines (PCAs), the studies indicate. Dr Basheer stress-es that the solution lies in creating awareness at a very early age. While children must be trained to avoid modern fast foods and get tuned to-wards traditional home-made food, the training should actually begin with newborns by avoiding pro-cessed foods at that very stage. Par-ents should lead by example as it is very difficult to get children to give up faulty food habits once they get used to it. Hence, concerted efforts are necessary by individuals, fami-lies, NGOs and community welfare organisations to change people’s food habits for the better.–hubert@timesofoman.com

Some foods from your refrigera-tor can work wonders to improve your condition (if suffering from cancer) or to keep cancer away. One can incorporate these in one’s diet.

Oily FishFish oil is loaded with omega-3, a powerful anti-inflammatory substance in the body, which re-lengthens telomeres, which short-en when you have cancer putting the DNA structure at risk, and reducing longevity.  Oily fish, like mackerel, herring, also contain vitamin A, which helps in fighting cancer (especially prostate, breast and colon cancer).

CarrotsCarrots provide anti-cancer carot-enoids like  beta-carotene, which converts to vitamin A. One cup of carrot juice (may be combined with apples, beetroot and ginger), twice a day, can work wonders for cancer patients.

GarlicGarlic contains allicin, which stops the spread of cancer in a number of ways. It also kills mi-crobes and yeasts, which the body is often susceptible to, due to med-ication. Garlic is also an anti-in-flammatory agent, which attacks cancer cells.

TomatoesSome research has found that eating tomatoes may help protect men from prostate cancer. The juicy red orbs can help guard the DNA in your cells from damage that can lead to cancer. Tomatoes contain a particularly high con-centration of an effective antioxi-dant called lycopene.

BerriesBerries, which contain powerful antioxidants, are one of the key foods that fight cancer. Berries have the power to halt a natural-ly occurring process in the body that creates free radicals that can damage cells. Regular intake of about a handful of blueber-ries, blackberries, strawberries, or any other berries can prove highly beneficial.

Five Cancer Fighting Foods

EATFresh leafy vegetables

Fresh fruits Organic foodstuff

Whole grainsFish, poultry

AVOIDTea and coffee

AlcoholFried fast foods

Processed, canned foodsRed meats

Spicy, salty food

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Have Barley for a Healthy ColonBarley, an excellent source of fibre, helps in keeping the body toxin-free. Barley grass, which is rich in dietary fibre, provides fuel to the friendly bacteria in the large intestine, which help in fermenting the fibre content of barley. Barley is, hence, good for maintaining a healthy colon. It also reduces the chances of colon cancer and haemorrhoids as well.

Exercise your Toes to Reduce StrainDo this exercise to ease tension in the foot. Pick up a pencil with your toes. Hold for a count of 5 and release. Repeat ten times, thrice a day.

Here are a few simple, time-tested foods, techniques,

and remedies to try, and a bit about why. Have you tried any of these

tricks? How did you like them? Do you have a favourite remedy of

your own? Tell us about it at lifestyle@timesofoman.com

Try

Why

Eat Green Apple to Ease DigestionIf you’ve consumed something heavy and feel discomforted after the meal, the best way to ease the discomfort in your tummy is to consume a green apple. The enzymes present in green apples help in easing digestion.

WHAT IS ASTHMA? HOW DIFFERENT IS IT FROM OTHER RESPIRATORY DISORDERS?Asthma is a bronchial spasm and the predisposing factors can be either genetic or environmental factors. This disorder is not cat-egorised so until the age of six years and is looked upon as just an allergy. If the condition aggravates after the age of six, only then can it be called asthma after doing a se-ries of clinical tests.

WHO CAN BE PRONE TO ASTHMA? IS IT PASSED ON HEREDITARILY?Hereditary factors are usually re-sponsible for the transfer of aller-gic conditions, but not for passing on asthma, as such. In rare cases, it could be a hereditary condition,

but in general, it is not genetic in nature. Allergies can be identified in many ways, like sneezing, ecze-ma, as well as bronchial allergies.

WHAT ARE THE INITIAL SYMPTOMS OF ASTHMA?The common symptoms are short-ness of breath, difficulty in breath-ing, wheezing, and certain irregu-larities in the lungs, which can be detected by chest X-rays. A special test called spirometry test is usu-ally done to gauge the lung capac-ity and to confirm asthma.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TRIGGERS FOR AN ASTHMATIC ATTACK?Dust in the air, climatic conditions like cold climate with excess mois-ture in the atmosphere, can trigger

typical allergic reactions in asth-matic patients.

WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD PATIENTS TAKE?Asthmatic patients mainly have difficulty in breathing, which can get aggravated if they contract res-piratory infections. So, they need to avoid the trigger factors, which can be different for different patients.

WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT OPTIONS?Treatment mainly involves medi-cation to stabilise the cell mem-brane and use of breathing aides, like nebulisers. In some cases, sur-gical procedures may be necessary to get rid of any aggravating factors in the respiratory tract. – Mohammed Shafeeqe

Dr Laith Ismail Dawood, ENT Specialist, Al Hayat Hospital,

provides key insights on asthma and its triggers

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Sweets can help you stay in shape

It may appear counterintui-tive, but including a little bit of sweets in your meal could help you stop gaining un-healthy weight, new research suggests. Eating sweet foods causes the brain to form a memory of a meal and this memory can help you better control eating habits, the re-searchers explained. Neurons in the dorsal hippocampus, the part of the brain that is critical for episodic memory, are activated by consuming sweets, the study said. Epi-sodic memory is the memory of autobiographical events experienced at a particular time and place. “We think that episodic memory can be used to control eating behaviour,” said one of the researchers Marise Parent, professor at Georgia State University in the US. Studies have found that increased snacking is correlated positively with obesity, and obese individuals snack more frequently than people who aren’t obese.

Smartphones can detect air pollutionPeople could soon be using their smartphones to combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a new low-cost method of detecting nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a significant air pollutant, says a study. “The revolutionary method we have developed is a great start to creating a handheld, low-cost and personalised NO2 sensor that can even be incorporated into smart-phones,” said project leader KouroshKalantar-zadeh, professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Ni-trogen dioxide increases the risk of respiratory disorders in children and can severely affect the elderly in particu-lar. The negative impact of nitrogen dioxide could be pre-vented by access to personal-ised, highly selective, sensi-tive and reliable monitoring systems that could detect harmful levels of the gas early, Kalantar-zadeh said. “The method we have developed is not only more cost-effective, it also works better than the sensors currently used to detect this dangerous gas,” Kalantar-zadeh said. - IANS

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LIFESTYLEC11S U N DAY, N OV E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 5

ALTERNATIVEMEDICINE

By Hubert Vaz

JUMPING JACKS Jumping jacks are a great exercise for the entire body and for cardiovascular strength. Stand with your feet together, hands down by your side. In one motion jump your feet out to the side and raise your arms above your head. Then, reverse that motion by jumping back to the starting posi-tion. Repeat slowly or vigorously to burn more calories.

ASK DR. GERRYDO NOT NEGLECT ADHD

F A M I L Y A D V I C E

Dr Gerry D’Costa has an MD in psychiatry and a special interest in the areas of anxiety, depression, addiction, and children’s psychiatry. He has practised as a specialised psychiatristat Badr Al Samaa hospital in Ruwi for the last 9 years.Dr D’Costa offers his advice and professional insights to the readers of Times of Oman. Send your mental health questions to lifestyle@timesofoman.com

Dear Dr Gerry,I am writing this mail for my 10-year-old son who has been recently diag-nosed with Attention Deficit Disorder by his school counsellor. As per his advice, we met an Ayurvedic doctor and are giving medicines (Mentacand Brahmi Caps) for about one month. But now we want to know that whether these medicines are really necessary for him and whether there is any oth-er treatment available for this. Also I want to know where we can go for a second opinion on his diagnosis and treatment in Oman. Concerned Parent

Dear Concerned Parent, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood disorder and can continue into adolescence and adulthood. It can show deficits in three areas — hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention. While these are normal behaviours seen in all children, ADHD children have it more severe and more often. It is multifactorial but there appears to be a strong genetic factor with children showing thinner brain tissue in the area of attention. This change is not permanent and as children grow up the brain develops.Treatment focuses on reducing the symptoms and improves functioning. Generally children who have difficulties in academic performance and behavioural problems in school or home need help. Behavioural treat-ment and medications help. The common medications used are called stimulants, which help the brain to focus better. They do not cure ADHD but enables the child to cope better at school and at home.My advice is to get your child assessed by a mental health professional in any hospital in Oman. Do not undervalue ADHD. Many parents make the mistake of ignoring the symptoms and consider it normal or behavioural. Get your child assessed.

All the best,Dr G

M O V E O F T H E W E E K

Each jumping jack burns

0.15 caloriesIf you want to burn 500 CALORIES500 / 0.15 calories = 3333

It only takes

2 minutes to complete a set of 100 REPETITIONS

Even though the exercise isn’t performed against any resistance, it can stillTONE THE UPPER LEGS AND ARMSTo achieve the maximum benefit, the person exercising should make sure that his or her arms are above the head with each repetition.

A re you suffering from ar-thritis? It is a good idea to understand some of the

grave issues that surround this common disease. It may begin as slight morning stiffness. For the lucky person with arthritis that’s as far as it goes. But for millions of others, arthritis can become a disabling, even crippling, disease.

According to Ayurveda arthri-tis is primarily a Vata (air) dis-order. Arthritis is mainly caused due to an excess of toxins and poor digestion. Poor digestion and a weakened colon allows toxins to accumulate in the body, and problems with the colon allow the toxins to reach and accumulate in the joints. This inhibits joint function, mobility and comfort.

So, the way to treat arthritis is to stimulate the digestive fire and to treat the toxins.

The ayurvedic approach to ar-thritis includes:1. Strengthening the metabolic pathways that prevent blockage of circulatory channels to joints, by impurities.2. Strengthening of digestion to create nutritional plasma that is pure and easy to assimilate.3. Improving the lubrication of joints.4. Anything that aggravates Vata, will increase the sensitivity and experience of pain in the body. Therefore, an important compo-nent in treating arthritic pain is to balance and stabilise Vata.

Remedies for ArthritisAs described, toxins and Vata are the main causes, so efforts should be made to digest toxins and to reduce Vata. Digestion should be improved so that no further tox-

ins are produced. Efforts should be made to relieve pain and in-flammation. Following is the line of treatment:

-gesting toxins. The fasting can be complete or partial depending on the strength of the person, season and place. Two teaspoons of lem-on juice mixed in 250ml of warm water and a teaspoon of honey is good to take twice a day, morning and evening.

mustard oil helps to reduce the Vata and thus reduce the pain. The joints affected by pain can be massaged for longer time.

must know your limits: as a gen-eral rule if any exercise, including walking, causes pain after one hour, you have crossed your limit.

or sweet lime juice or Vitamin C enhances the efficacy of any anti rheumatic drug, since Vitamin C can reduce skeletal pain.

curing arthritis. If available it can be taken in one to 3gm dose twice a day after meals with warm water.

Diet and Regimen for ArthritisFoods, which are easily digest-ible and do not make wind or gas are good. Vegetable juices

and soups are good. Juices of carrot, beetroot and cucumber mixed together is also benefi-cial. Green salad with a dressing of lemon juice and a little salt is also good. Fruits like apples, oranges, grapes, and papaya can be taken. Cooked vegetables like squash, zucchini, and pumpkin are good. Cooking with spices like cumin, coriander, ginger, asafoetida, garlic, fennel, and turmeric also helps a lot.

Avoid eating hot, spicy and fried foods, sweets, wind forming foods like cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, broccoli, okra, and pota-toes should be prohibited. Avoid taking too much tea, coffee, alco-hol, white sugar, yoghurt, choco-late, and cocoa.

Sleeping during day time, stay-ing up late in the night, and mental tensions like worry, anxiety, fear, stress, and grief should be given up. Regular physical exercise and every day massage with oil, once or twice a week, should form an important part of life style.

Where It is DoneKottakkal Ayurvedic Centre

Ruwi, Muscat+968 2470 1555

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93221054; 95215289

High performance fork lift with au-

tomatic functions, plus Isuzu engine

and one year warranty. Model 2015.

Contact: 98883445

Printing Press for sale at Musanah.

Contact – 99645150

Shop for sale Ghala Sanaiya main

Junction (prime location) shop for

sale. Contact: 92696479

Sale house & office furniture & elec-

tronic items. Contact : 99834373/

96642500/22010080

FOR RENTSPACIOUS – 2 BHK,

3 bathrooms Flat

with Split AC at Muttrah

Prime Location

Contact : 93202733

02 BHK Residential flat opposite to

Al Nahda Hospital.

Contact 99342733 / 99795241

Store for rent Misfah Industrial

area 100sqm RO.350/- .

Contact - 99617464

For Rent Flats in Darsait -

94051789-97201688

For Rent Flats in Ghala Heights -

94051789-97201688

For Rent Flats in Wadi Kabir -

94051789-97201688

For Rent Fully Furnished

apartments in Boucher (35) -

94051789-97201688

For Rent flats in Muttrah-

Contact – 94051789-97201688

Offices for Rent Gala-

Contact –94051789-97201688

For Rent Duplex villa in Qurum

29- 94051789-97201688

For Rent Offices & Showrooms in

Al Khoud- 94051789-97201688

For Rent offices in Qurum op-

posite city center- 94051789-

97201688

New pent house 219 meters,

3 bedrooms Each own toilet , serv-

ant room with toilet laundry area ,

kitchen with store elevator avail-

able AL Khuwair 39 rent R.O 575/-

family only. Contact: 99207840

For Rent Mini Furnished Apart-

ment in Qurum- 94051789-

97201688

For Rent Flats in Mawalah

south-94051789-97201688

2 BHK Honda road Ruwi.

Contact: 99224748 /99332297

2BHK Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti

mosque. Contact: 97007934/

92629232

House rent 7 rooms, 7 toilets in

each room, with A/C, 2 rooms for re-

served kitchen offices medical clinic

or any other purpose.

Contact: 92992901

For rent in Al Khuwair 33/1, 2 Bed

Rooms 1 Family Hall, 1 Bathroom,

1 Kitchen & Full split unit.

Contact no 99315515

2 Bedroom villa for rent in Madinat

Qaboos, with swimming room

children’s play area, parking ECT.

Contact: 92447365

2 BHK flats for rent near PDO

Gate No.2 with spilt AC. Contact:

94057023

1000 SQM industrial land in Ghala

suitable for workhouse work shop.

Contact: 92584715 /24700120

2 BHK Flats for rent Mut-

trah near Oman house. Contact:

97007934/92629232

6 shops in South Mawalah

Contact: 96420432

Coffee shop for rent Jifnain.

Contact: 93340597

Studio in souk Al Khoud behind

of Al Ahali bank with 2 BR toilet+

kitchen in 2 floor 160RO.

Contact 99738881

Room in Al Mwalih very close to

Wave. Contact: 95192927

Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi

Honda road Mumtaz area. Contact:

97293708 /92433127

For rent Seeb 1 room, 2 rooms,

3 rooms , with all supplements,

including water electricity and

sewage also. We provide the fol-

lowing services free plumber and

electrician 2 cleaner for garbage our

price on your hand, just call on

Farahat: 98020768

Hilal: 96541283

New flats for rent Darsait Al Sahel.

Contact: 99311525 / 92533356

For Rent brand new villas in

Al Ansab- 94051789-97201688

For Rent Offices & Showrooms in

Muttrah -94051789-97201688

3BHK Qurum P.D.O light 350/-.

Contact: 99342661

1BHK flat Darsait near

MCT Municipality 220/-.

Contact: 99342661

Villa with 5 rooms, two sitting

rooms, 5 toilets and kitchen at

Al Hail North. Contact: 91130875

Flats in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 99376454

2BHK flats / offices & shops for rent

in a brand new building at Honda

Road. Contact: 91165807

Flat for rent at Wadi Al Kabir next

Al Hassan.co, 2 bedroom, 3 WS,

1 sitting room. Contact: 99210008

2 BHK flat available for rent in

Darsait. Contact: 99357586

Brand new residential flats in Wadi

Kabir near Muscat football club,

have 2 bedroom family hall, 2 toilets,

Kitchen with spilt AC for 250/- R.O.

Contact: 95999904 / 98585889 /

92383886

600 SQT commercial flat for rent

opposite Oman flourmill Darsait

more details. Contact: 91214849/

99364735

1BHK flat spilt with A/C Al Khu-

wair, 230/-Contact: 99358589 /

95570288

Al Mawalh villa for rent

17 bedrooms, all attached toilet, 2 big

hall, 1 big kitchen, outside 1 kitchen 1

PVT room near (Mac Donald).

Contact: 99654252 /95566475

Villa in Arjan complex near Seeb

stadium 4BHK, 1 living room,

1 majles, 1 extra room in ground

floor. Contact 93219597

For sale, Acc. available, etc., PG. 7

DAILY GUIDED4 S U N D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.comTel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

DESIGNER

DOMESTIC HELP

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH

DRIVER

MEDICAL

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED

SALES / MARKETING

Urgently required one experi-enced house Driver to work in

capital area. Contact: 93888666/

24493666/ 99228454

Omani driver with heavy license

send CV to jobtech42@gmail.com.

Contact: 98813893

We require Omani driver with valid

visa, Cont: 92680323/91425640.

Wanted driver. Contact 91025698

ADMIN

ADMIN

Wanted GP Doctor with MOH

license, job location in muscat

with good salary and benifits.

Drop ur cv at

careerhr1972 @gmail.Com.

Urgently required Philipina Nurse with MOH license at

prometric parsed.

Contact: 99724013

Bangladeshi M.B.B.S doctor male

parametric (toy) passed looking

for suitable post.

Contact: 97985325

Canary clinic MBBS Indian female doctor with 3 years

experience MOH license if she has.

Good offer salary.

Contact 94395199

Email: canarymoh@gmail.com Wanted, Gynecologist, G.P, Pharmacist and Lab Technician for a polyclinic in North Bathina.

Contact: 95081010

Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com

Required a Pharmacist for newly

opened pharmacy near Sohar.

The candidate should be B. Pharm

Graduate with Oman MOH license

or with prometric exam passed

and currently in Oman.

Contact - 91305460

Medical CARE Centre, Al Seeb,

requires General Practitioners

and Pharmacist, Please Mail CV-

sarita_h23@yahoo.com or call

97884856.

Wanted Staff Nurses (female) with

or without license for a poly clinic

near Sohar. Excellent salary and

accommodation.

Contact – 99006915/

Email – alhinaee.clinic@yahoo.com

Required a Female Staff Nurse with MOH license for a high class

dermatology center in Barka

(Muscat). Interested candidates

places send your CV to

mdcjobs2015@gmail.com

Indian Pediatrician required for

reputed medical centre in Dubai.

Proffered DHA passed candidate,

send CV: nafuaehr@gmail.com

Required licensed lady G.P .or Gynecologist male Asst. Pharma-cist, lab technician for a clinic in

Salalah. Contact: 93129219

Email:

clinicrecruitment2015@gmail.com

A reputed Wellness Center is

looking for MOH licensed or Pro-metric Passed Physiotherapist, Nurse and Occupational therapy. Please send your CV to :

hr2015.oman@gmail.com

Civil diploma holder with driving

license for a construction company.

Contact: 99169512

Civil Engineer min 10yr experi-

ence. Send your CV to

jobsinoman2015@gmail.com

Sales Engineer: Mechanical

Engineering holder with 2-4 years’

Exp. in Sales, preferably in Metal

fabrication Company.

Omani D/L is a must. Contact:

recruitment747@gmail.com

Wanted female Gynecologist, female

Staff Nurse – 2 no., Dental Asst, female

Lab Tech from India or Filipino with

MOH license & data flow for Al Saadi

Specialized Medical Centre in Mussana.

Contact 92025033, dr.srinivas76@gmail.com

WANTEDCivil Engineer (Building Construction)

2 Nos

Qualification: BE in Civil Engineering

Electro Mechanical Engineer (Building

Services)1 No.

Qualification: BE in Electrical or

Mechanical Engineering

Send detailed resume to

sskpvr@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS

SKILLED

SKILLED

Indian Trailer Driver holding

Omani driving license with release

letter. Contact: 99462980

Indian female, MBA HR & Finance,

having 1 year experience, seeking

suitable placement. Currently in

Oman. Contact: 96052366.

Part Time Accounting, Business

Management Consultancy, Ac-

counts Finalization, Audit Prepara-

tion, Internal Audit, Accounting

System for New Companies,

Contact: 96975454,

email :ibfc.gcc@gmail.com

ACCA member / B.com (3.7 years

experience) looking accounts /

audit job. Contact: 97769145

Email: mnaem02@gmail.com

Male Indian with 7 years experi-

ence in accounting & 6 years expe-

rience in sales and marketing very

good knowledge of tally currently

in Muscat on a visit visa.

Contact: 96148427

Email: jijokurianp@gamil.com

Accountant job wanted 8 years

experience 5 years in Indian 3

years in Oman knowledge of tally

ERP- 9 NOC available.

Contact: 91162503

25 years experience in account,

sales cum marketing , administra-

tion in poultry industry seeking

suitable placement immediately.

Contact: +91970475855/

+968 96500893 Email:

sanaullahsheikh@rediltmail.com

28/male/MBA- finance/B.Com -Ac-

countant with 4 years of Dubai/In-

dia experience looking for a suitable

placement. Contact: 90187483

shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

Experienced Female Senior

Accountant looking for suitable

alternative. Contact: 99849325

Sr. accountant M.com (finance)

2 yrs in Oman seeking suitable

placement NOC Available with

immediate joining.

Contact: 92404608

Email: jin_75@rediffmuil.com

Chief Accountant 25 years experi-

enced, for the last 7 years working

as Chief Accountant seeks

immediate placement.

Contact: 95598477/98803439

Certified Public Accountant, Filipino Male 26 years old, Bache-

lor of Science in Accountancy with

5 yrs. of experience now on visit

visa. Looking for suitable opening.

Contact: +968 91409308 Email:

kennethalcedo07@gmail.com

Indian lady, bachelor degree in

Preparatory Programme (BPP) and

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom),

completed training course in

MS Word, Excel, Power Point and

Outlook from KTI looking for full

time / part time job opportunity

in Oman.

Contact 92437568, 96795853,

Email: linda_navs@yahoo.com

Accountant Pakistani male age

29 yrs MBA banking & finance

having 4 years Oman experience

seeking suitable placement driving

license. Contact: 95089565

Media Company needs sales male /female not required experience,

only to have good knowledge on

Muscat area, having driving license.

Having some knowledge on designs)

send CV to:

magicfingerprint1@gmail.com

Sales & Marketing Executive required. Contact – 94786784 /

Email: atugt15@gmail.com

Required van Sales man cum delivery executive with 1-2 yrs exp

& valid GCC driving license.

Please post your resume to:

omanvacancy2@gmail.com

Required Sales Executive 2 - 3

years’ OMAN experience in corporate

sales preferably in office and busi-

ness supplies such as stationery, IT

Consumables. Experience of meeting

business owners, IT and purchasing

decision makers. Ability to make

appointments with the decision

makers. OMAN driving license. To

apply – Please mail Resume:

hr@officeoman.com

Looking for s

and

Email: applyinggchr@gmail.com

Required Filipino cashiers and

merchandising staff for convenient

stores in Muscat. Call: 93380543

Urgently required for a reputed

company in Oman (Tyre, Battery

& Lubricant division) Sr. Execu-tives/Executive-5 nos (Sohar, Ni-

zwa & Muscat), Techno Commer-cial Professional-5nos, Driver (Omani)-1no. Required minimum

3-5 yrs experience in the same

field with market exposure hold-

ing valid Omani driving license

or GCC. Kindly fwd your CV’s to

ashwin@taasintl.org

Contact: (+968)93891700

Wanted immediately for Salalah, Accountant with 2/3 years experi-

ence Sales man with experience

in rent a car, HR Officer apply with

bio to hr_oman1@yahoo.com

A leading institution in Muscat requires a Teacher for Indian

Classical Dance. The candidate

should be well qualified and

experienced. Send your resume to

dance.oman@gmail.com

Wanted Civil Engineer, with mini-

mum 4 years experience in Oman

supervising building construction.

Noc and D/L Must. Send CV to

vpdath43@omantel.net.om

Wanted Urgently for Contractor Civil Engineer (Road Construc-

tion). Quantity Surveyor.

Land Surveyor Accountant.

Please send your CV to

info.muscatibex@gmail.com

B.SC Hons (finance & accounts)

having 2 years experience in ac-

counts, male looking for suitable job

on visit visa. Contact: 91420128

CMA & CIA professional Finance Manager with 10 years middle

eastern experience, inclusive of

Managerial experience with lead-

ing F&B companies. For further

information, kindly

Contact: + 971566561199

Email: babar_shabir@hotmail.com

Experience part time Accountant

in management, accounts, finance

audit tax. Contact: 95857199

Indian female 5+ yrs Oman exp in

Accounts tally looking for suitable

placement in W.K to Qurum area.

Contact: 95580416

Indian Chartered Accountant

having 7 year experience in MIS,

Budgeting, Taxation, ERP, Cost

Accounting, Liasing with Big 4

Auditors, Cash Flow etc. working

as Asst. Manager - Finance. NOC

Available; contact:91789950

igneshmlazar@gmail.com

Part time accountant services

from senior accountant M.com

15 years Oman exp.

Contact: 97441960

Indian male B.Tech, MBA MNC

experience looking for finance

profile. Contact : 96891640545

Part time Accountant services

available to handle all accounts

related work up to finalization on

monthly basis. Contact: 96247295

Male 24 yrs MBA in marketing

fiancé seeking immediate place-

ment. Contact: 96112920

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with

13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman

in manufacturing, trading &

contracting Cos, capable of

handling all accounting, finance,

banking, L/C, import, export &

finalization seeks placement. NOC

Available. Call+968-98932752,

mail:jjohnmuscat@hotmail.com

Accountant, Indian Male, 15 Years

experience (8 years in Oman with

Driving License & NOC) seeks suit-

able placement, Contact 94117616,

91238272 Email:

praveen78oman@gmail.com

WANTED IMMEDIATELY

engominst@gmail.com

We require Male/Female Omani Administrator (Front Office)

with valid visa,

Cont: 92680323/91425640.

CATERING

Chinese/ Arab/ shwamar cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970

Mason, 3-4 yrs in fitting tiles,

bathroom fittings i.e. bathtub,

shower tray & WC with plaster-

ing. Trade certificate is required.

Contact: 24813822

the following Vacancies:

Debt Collector

Web Designer

mctjobs@gmail.com

Required experienced part / full time house keeper for company

CEO. Contact: 98458542

Need excellent cook & housekeep-er. Contact Whatsapp: 95887572

We are looking for Chief Finan-cial Officer, Male 40- 45 years old,

Bachelor of Science in Account-

ancy with 5 - 15 yrs. of experience.

Contact: +968 24702133

Email: admin-dept@daud.om

A REPUTED COMPANY INOMAN URGENTLY REQUIRED

recruitoman2015@gmail.com

1. Service Administrator: A qualifi ed Electro/Automobile/Electric Diploma holder with

minimum 2 years’ experience on deskjobs such as preparing

quotation, supplier correspondence, warranty claims etc. Age between 25 – 30.

2. Accountant: A qualifi ed B.Com/M.Com/C.A. Inter accountant with minimum 4 years’

experience in accounting with banking knowledge.

Age between 25-30.

Attractive Salary and terms Off ered

VACANCY

Candidates with NOC or on visit visa can apply, please drop your CV at

careerhr1972@gmail.com

Well experienced aluminum fabricator. Contact 24505708

/92248407

Wanted urgentlyA well known family in

Oman urgently needed an

experienced Indian

female part time or full

time Nursing Assistant to

take care of their Mother

recovering from stroke.

Contact 99717791 or 94084335

REQUIRED URGENTLY

FEmail: mzouaibi@yuksel.net

1. Electrical Engineer

2. Accounts Manager3. Purchase Manager

URGENTLY REQUIRED

Instrumentation & controls Technician with 2-3 years experi-

ence preferably in water sector and

having valid driving license Send

CV to shiju@spec-link.com or

call Ph:+968 99450811

SECT. /OFFICE

We are looking for Experienced Omani Receptionists and Omani PRO (Public Relation Officer) for

our organization Ayaan Healthcare

centre. Contact – 93676708

Email: z.ali@ayaanhealthcare.com

Omani receptionist required receptionist, well presented with

excellent communications skills

and telephone manner, fluent in

Arabic and English required for

Ruwi office candidates should

be familiar with Ms English and

Arabic office suite.

Send CV and covering email to

mj-co@omantel.net.om

Accountant Indian female having

5 years exp in finalization, audit

and administration in GCC pres-

ently in Muscat seeking suitable

position. Contact 97323574

Email: sreeja@236@gmail.com

ACCA Member / B.com (3.7 years

experience) looking audit / ac-

counts job. Contact: 97769145

Email: mnaemo2@gmail.com

Male Indian 27, working as

finance analyst having three years

Oman experience with Driving li-

cense looking for suitable position.

Mob:98097009,

rameesnm@gmail.com

HR/ Recruitment specialist with

8 years Oman experience in entire

gamut of HR functions like re-

source planning , recruitment , HR

policies & procedures, performing

appraisal, expatriate affairs , exit

interviews & ticketing.

Contact 93825307

Email: javthath@rediffmail.com

Qualification B.com accounting

BE mechanical engineer course

completed experience 17 years HR

administration, parches store,

quality assurance.

Contact: 93820512 Email:

kuruvilajohn2012@gmail.com

JUNIOR ACCOUNTANTA reputed legal fi rm in Oman is

looking for fi lling the position urgently.

graduate with working knowledge

in Ms. Excel

maintaining accounts till fi nalization

and work cordially as a team

Interested candidates should send their resumes with a covering letter

to - hr@alalawico.com

DAILY GUIDES U N D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 D5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

ARCHITECT

MEDICAL

HOSPITALITY

DRIVER

DRIVER

ADMIN ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

MISCELLANEOUS

IT

CATERING

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

Indian male/31yrs with hotel

management degree, 03 yrs ex-

perience in F&B services at 5 star

hotel Dubai & 05 yrs in American

6 star cruise liner as Butler. Has

Oman driving license. Contact no

91135371

Dutch male qualified commer-

cial pilot (Faa-ME-IR certified) is

looking for job openings in middle

east. rutjestom@outlook.com

MBA (marketing) with 17 years

experience in freight forwarding/

logistics industry in GCC & Oman.

Presently working as branch manag-

er in Muscat. Looking for a suitable

position. Release and NOC available.

Contact: 99856331

Purchase Officer with 8 years experi-

ence in Oman having Oman D/L and

NOC, looking for urgently placement.

Contact: 96174564

The Business Development Man-

ager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years

Inside and outside Oman following

activities: construction(Very strong

and qualified to bringing business

for civil work Or any type of the

construction work for many million

per year with a good experience in

pricing and collect payment and

cash management of the company &

marketing projects & investments&

tenders & real estate.

Contact: - 92385033

Indian male with 9 years experience

in business development looking for

suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 92573230

Manager MBA (Finance) 13+ yrs

experience in Oman with knowledge

of finance admin purchase logistics

costing looking for suitable position

with D/L. Contact : 93826090

Email: jskanchan01@gmail.com

The Business Development Man-ager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years

Inside and outside Oman following

activities: tenders& real estate&

construction & marketing projects&

investments& transportation & Ma-

rine services& companies manage-

ment& develop business.

Contact :- 92385033

Structural Draughtsman having

10 years experience in engineer

consultancies N.O.C available.

Contact: 00968 97612846

Indian male , 26 years , electrical

engineer with 3 years of experience

seeking employment in a reputed

firm. Contact: 92953046 Email:

divinmathew007@gmail.com

Indian male , 29 yrs electrical de-

sign engineer , having 5 years of gulf

experience in oil & gas / construc-

tion field specialization in load cal-

culations cable sizing & selection,

earthing , transformer selection etc

having GCC valid license , looking

for an suitable job.

Contact: 00968-98052942

Email: azamjeelani@gmail.com

B.E Biomedical Engineer 5 years

experience in the subfield (hospital /

company) looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact 92084807 Email:

bonnygeorge1005@gmail.com

M.Tech Civil, certificate attested,

Indian, 18.8 year experience seeks

suitable position. Contact: 98327311

Email: sen.pangode@gmail.com

Indian Male, 22yrs, Mechanical

Engineer looking for a Suitable job.

Contact: 91502510 / 98504980.

25 Years experienced MEP profes-

sional is available to associate

with nationals to set up & run mep

consultancy or contracting busi-

ness with full p/l responsibility,

full investment expected by the

national. contact – 97754141

Civil Engineer B.E , 06 years experi-

ence in Oman having D/L

seeking for a suitable position .

Contact 95961336

Email: eyousuf04@yahoo.com

Indian Male Civil Architectural / structural AutoCAD draughtsman

with 18 years experience in Oman

having a D/L, seeking immediate

placement. NOC is available.

Contact: 96385545 Email:

kayamkulambalagopal@gmail.com

Civil Engineer 11 years experience

in construction, having driving

license & NOC. Contact: 94194399

Email: shiblyrock@gmail.com

Engineer Mechanical (BR) Indian

male, with NDT Level 2 (ASNT),

works, 2 years above experience

(as mechanical QC Engineer and

SME Engineer) seeking suitable

placement (on visit visa). Contact:

90249803 / 00919446048596

Email: naveenbasheer@gmail.com

Civil Engineer diploma holder 1

years experience site supervision

level 2, 2D, 3D Revit languages

English, Malayalam and Hindi Tamil

looking challenging career.

Contact: 98058242

Email: manu6222@gmail.com

B.E civil Engineer having 5 years

experience in Oman with construc-

tion companies need suitable place-

ment. Contact: 98180524

Mechanical Engineer, 24 yrs Indian

male, 2yrs experience (L+T Port)

as maintenance Engineer sear cit-

ing for a suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: +968 92685011 Email:

srinathvijayanavs@gmail.com

Indian Male 34yrs diploma (EEE)

available with 13 yrs experience in

electrical power plant on LV & HV,

and can work with electrical

drawings currently on visit visa.

Contact: 93502487

Email: asitpasha1978@gmail.com

Indian Male, 23 years PG dip in

petroleum engineering & B.Tech in

mechanical engineering, holding

UAE driving license seeks suitable

placement immediately.

Contact: 95880127 / 95084905

Email: vijith2573459@gmail.com

B.Sc in Civil Engineer 12 yrs exp in

Dubai and South Africa on

construction and infrastructure

having Dubai license currently on

visit looking suitable position.

Contact: 91206763

Email: delwar.civil.97@gmail.com

B.Tech Safety Engineer, 10 years

exp, NOC available, seeking suitable

placement, Mob: 97061817, Email:

jayanamuu1977@gmail.com

Indian Male, 24 Mechanical en-

gineer having good knowledge in

HVAC looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact: 95434381 Email:

shuhaibusman313@gmail.com

B.sc Civil Engineer 8 years experi-

ence including 6 years in Oman hav-

ing D/L seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98475572

Email: kkholifa@yahoo.com

Bangladeshi M.B.B.S doctor male

parametric (toy) passed looking for

suitable post. Contact: 97985325

Indian Dentist having 7 years

experience prometric cleared

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 95706223

Male staff Nurse, 4 years of hospital

experience in Oman with MOH

license and driving license.

Contact: 99502456/ 99831657

Staff Nurse with MOH license. Look-

ing for an opportunity in Muscat.

Release / NOC letter available.

Contact 98508515

Indian female General Nurse with

3 yrs exp with Oman prometric 63%

looking for a suitable placement.

Currently on visit visa staying in

Sohar. Contact: 94493227

Email: subirinson@gmail.com

Indian female dentist prometric

cleared seeking suitable

openings in Muscat.

Contact: 95585807/92880267

Indian Female Dentist with 7 year

experience in MOH seeks suitable

placement preferably in Muscat

region. Contact : 94003843

Experienced Light Duty Driver,

Fluent in English, Arabic Well

knowledge of Oman Areas Seeking

Suitable placement 97950869

Heavy duty driver (Exp 3years)

seeking suitable job. Contact

91372623

Pakistan male light vehicle driver

8 yrs GCC exp looking for job.

Contact: 96393805

Light duty driver looking for job.

Contact: 98356230

Driver job wanted please.

Contact: 96393082

Driver with car looking for job.

Contact: 96692774

Driver (light & heavy duty) valid

gulf /Indian) looking job.

Contact: 95175192

Bangladesh driver looking for job.

Contact: 98503237

SALES / MARKETING

AutoCAD d/ man 7 years exp in

GRC gypsum marble.

Contact: 96967862

Creative Designer with 8+ years

experience in web, graphic, video

editing, outsourcing looking for a

suitable placement in a reputed

company. Contact 97276004

Draughtsman , Indian , male

I.T.I Civil 7 years experience in

architectural & structural drafting

( building) in Oman seeking place-

ment release available.

Contact: 96127374

Email: shijuok_1977@yahoo.com

Auto Cad Draughtsman having 8

yrs Oman exp in civil consultancy

firm seek for immediate place-

ment. Contact - 99452117

25 years male BA. English ,

Qualified as mast in digital

animation having 5 yrs ex in

character animation special-

ized Auto Desk mago and motion

building software knowledge,

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97917357

Professional architect 3ds max

(interior, exterior) looking for pri-

vate work. Contact: 96041201

Architect (B. Arch) 5 years experi-

ence seeking job. Contact 96146645

Email: anjuovil@gmail.com

Architect with bachelor degree

4 years experience in architectural

design (interior & exterior) profes-

sional in (3D Max- Archicad -

AutoCAD - Photoshop).

Contact 96041201

Email: amer.yousfan@gmail.com

Indian male, 26 years, B. Pharm

graduate having 3 years experience

in marketing /

sales looking for a suitable job.

Contact: 00968- 94145992 Email:

syedanasmustaf1989@gmail.com

Indian male, MBA with 8 yrs experi-

ence in sales and marketing with

Omani D/L , NOC available.

Contact: 96746107

Sales Engineer 5 years experience

looking for a placement.

Contact: 91411043

Young, 24 years, MBA graduate (HR

& Mktg) with experience, working in

Salalah, NOC available,

seeks suitable placement in muscat.

Gsm 9205-1929

Keralite with NOC/DL seek BDM

Position. Contact- 96795603

25 years male M.B.A qualified exec-

utive looking for sales & marketing

job well experienced on visit visa for

one month which will expire on

8 / DEC/ 2015. Contact: 93189290

Sales & marketing professional

with 10 years woks experience in

UAE / Oman, working in a 4 star

hotel & 5 star airlines, valid driving

license, NOC available on visit visa.

Contact: 95544612

Indian male looking part / full time

marketing job with driving license,

fluent English job visa.

Contact: 94742666s

Indian male 26, 4 years experience

in sales and marketing D/L , seeking

suitable placement.

Contact: 95137733

Email: robbs.me@gmail.com

Purchase experienced 8 years in

Construction Company Indian male

45 yrs, release & D/L available.

Contact: 90268183 / 96987234

Indian male MBA marketing 2 years

Oman experience with valid Oman

driving license looking for a suitable

position NOC available.

Contact: 91202335

Email: mrishad90@gmail.com

Sales Manager having 12 years

experience M.B.A in sales & market-

ing having valid GCC driving license

seeking suitable placement, NOC

available. Contact: 98125226

Indian male 22 years B.com gradu-

ate, looking for a job, particularly in

sales, currently in Oman an family

visa and also possess a valid Oman

driving license. Contact: 9854698

Indian Male-MBA Marketing

13 years experience seeking

suitable placement in any sectors

call: 92009780

Email: zamannoor1978@gmail.com

Indian male, 25 yrs, 1 year experi-

ence in auditing and 10 month in

sales. Currently on visit visa seek-

ing suitable placement.

Contact: 97142538

Indian Male 32, MBA (Marketing &

Finance) with 10 years experience

in Marketing of Banking Products &

Insurance Industry.

Seeking for a Job in Oman.

Contact: 93576980, 97750460

Email: senthil.cbe83@gmail.com

Indian male Twelve years sales

experience FMCG Industry, AS sales

man having valid driving license

looking for the suitable placement

immediately NOC available.

Contact: 99735501

Looking for a job, I have two years

experience now, visiting visa for 3

months looking in accounts sales,

admin, Arabic fluency in typing

speaking writing, with show my tal-

ent please do needful.

Contact: +968-97240204 /

968- 95770412

Email: dmethaju@gmail.com

Looking for Senior Sales Engineer

job having 11 years of experience in

automobile and civil material

testing equipment sales having

GCC license. Contact 94137387/

96250490

Indian male age 28 yrs, 2years ex-

perience and 8 month, as in IT and

accounting, technical skill java, JSP

tally my SQL Peachtree working in

Nexegen Technology Indian as java

working in Dubai as an accountant.

Contact: 95673451

Net work Engineer with experience

degree in computer science, CCNA,

MCSA. Contact: 92346191

Oracle ADF Developer: Msc (IT), 2

yrs of Experience in Software De-

velopment (Oracle ADF, sql, pl/sql),

Oracle OCA & SQL Expert, Currently

on visit visa. Contact :

+968 93755858 / 92141644. Email :

shiralkarmuzammil@yahoo.com

IT Indian male B.Tech computers,

networking 1 years experience in Da-

tabase support on visit. #96376061

Email: diaz1992@outlook.com

Indian male , IT professional,

8 yrs experience including GCC in

windows server, computer hard-

ware, networking & office adminis-

tration seeking suitable placement.

Contact 95994227

Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp

looking job. Contact: 99531802

EDUCATION

Indian female M.Tech electron-

ics IELTS 6.5 experience in VLSI

project training seeks placement

in education / training /

Admin field in family visa now.

Contact: 90195131

Email: chinj.89@gmail.com

5 years of experience in software

and 1yr in administrator looking

for any software of any office suit-

able jobs or any work from home

jobs. Contact: 91711326 Email:

shetty.sapna22@gmail.com

Female Indian 9+ yrs experience

in administration customer sup-

port office coordination with good

computer skill now on visit visa

looking for suitable openings.

Contact: 99285440

10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman ex-

perience in HR / Admin & logistics

fluent in Arabic / English with D/L

looking for suitable position.

Contact 95824598

Indian female, Masters in HR,

having 4 + years Oman experience

in media management and HR,

looking for openings in HR, Educa-

tion, Admin, Corporate communi-

cations. Contact 98252030

Indian male with 20 years in

Oman in the field of language in-

stitute (admin registrar, Acct clerk)

seeking a suitable position NOC

available. Contact: 96553961

Email: u.m.sulfi@gmail.com

Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf

exp in Administration/ HR & Pub-

lic relationship. Fluent in Arabic/

English with D/L. Looking for suit-

able position. Contact - 99897280

Indian Female, MBA-HR having

8+ experience in Administration/

HR, Customer Support, Office Coor-

dinator with good Computer skill,

Now on Visit Visa, looking for suit-

able position. Contact: 90196235

26 yrs male, MBA, 3+ years experi-

ence in Administration in MNC,

seeks suitable placement.

Contact 95041201

Email: noyel55@gmail.com

Indian Male 22 yrs B.Tech me-

chanical engineer seeks suitable

placement as sales / procurement/

project engineer. Contact: 96618390

Sudanese Electrical Engineer. Contact: 97452159 Email:

mohamedkarrar.mk@gmail.com

Indian male 24, B.E. Civil Eng’g with

2 years experience as Structural

Engineer looking for suitable job in

Muscat. 97355352

Indian lady master bachelor degree

computer science & engineering 2

yrs experience project trainee seek-

ing suitable job. Contact: 94528019

Email: indhu10101291@gmail.com

B.E (EEE) 4 years experience as an

MEP site Engineer.

Contact: 96649586

Email: sattarali863@yahoo.in

BRT 4 years job experience

physiotherapist looking for. Contact:

96649586 / +919704178267

Email : sarwarbpt85@gmail.com

Indian male B.Tech electrical 2

years experience seeks placement.

Contact: 93570984

Email: arunprasad7883@gmail.com

Indian 25yrs Mechanical Engineer

HVAC with 2 years Oman with Oman

driving license. Contact: 99104427

Young Indian Male electrical

engineer having 1.4 yrs of experi-

ence in India, currently on visit-

ing visa. Looking for placement.

Mob.93924395, Email:

thomaspallathu19@gmail.com’

SENIOR SALES ENGINEER (B.E.

Mechanical, MBA-Mktg) - 6yrs ex-

perience in Industrial Products and

Services with NOC and GCC Driving

License looking for the challenging

opportunities. Join immediately.

GSM: 94596639

E-mail:dhvlnayak@yahoo.co.in

Electronics and communication

Engineer B.Tech Indian male (23)

having 1 year experience CCNA,

MCSA trained seeking suitable job

currently on visit visa.

Contact: 00968 91282138

Email: aashirfathah@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer 13 years experi-

ence HV/ LV in Oman 5 years, Oman

valid D/L to NOC.

Contact: + 0091- 9946570903

Email: shibualukka@gmail.com

Ref: no-Oman 97095094

Sudanese male Mechanical

Engineer 7 years experience (HVAC,

fighting, energy) PMP certificate.

Contact: 97986890

Indian lady 25 electrical Engineer

with a dynamic and vibrant person-

ality seeks employment

opportunities in Muscat has worked

for 3 years in tendering & Estima-

tion department. Contact: 97710156

Email: deepthikarun@gmail.com

B.E Civil (first class) site / project

Engineer with 3 years of experience

in residential building projects Ms.

Office AutoCAD on visit visa valid

till Dec 2nd (week), looking for a

suitable job. Contact: 96692175

Email Id: nazarrizvi1@gmail.com Indian female, 26, M.sc biotechnol-

ogy now in family visa

seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 95210498/99850321/

93093466

24 years Indian female MSC -

Biotechnology 1 year exp.in clinical

microbiology, worked in ICRISAT

for project work as Trainee, looking

for suitable job. Contact: 92619048

Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com

Omani national with bachelor in

management looking for suitable

placement please call: 91908052 or

Email: saidoburndi257@yahoo.com

Indian Female B.Ed. and B.C.A. and

IELTS certified with 5yr U.A.E. exp.

and 6 months Oman exp. in teaching

primary and secondary students

looking for a teacher’s job.

Email: rani_sweet786@live.com.

Mob. 97384206.

Indian female B.Sc Maths, B.Ed, PGDCA , having 5 years

experience in teaching 2 years

experience in office work looking for

suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: 92594844/95705724

Indian female BED, BCA & IELTS

Certified with 5 yr U.A.E exp & 6

months Oman exp in teaching

primary & secondary looking for a

teachers job

Email: rani_sweet786@live.com

Contact: 97384206

Light driver, looking for job.

Contact: 98372745/99090362

Bangladeshi male light vehicle

driver with 2 yrs exp looking for job.

Contact: 93761597

Light driver. Contact:

95084826

Electrical (MEP) Engineer (diploma) having 16 years (6 years

in Oman ) in MEP site experience

civil & MEP procurement and MEP

QS NOC available cable to join im-

mediate. Contact: 96533493

Civil Engineer 7 years experience,

Driving license, NOC available.

Contact - 98078095

Medical Lab Technologist 5 years

experience willing to work in Oman.

Contact: 97007930

Road and construction Engineer

with 5 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 97646908

Mechanical Engineer M.tech 2

years experience HVAC design

Engineer Revet MEP, AutoCAD.

Contact: 90150913 Email:

rahmanmechengg@yahoo.com

Indian female M.Tech (electrical

power system) having gulf experi-

ence in family visa seeking suitable

placements in Oman.

Contact: 91001194 /94306164

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Electrical Engineer Indian Male

2.5Years Experience Looking for

suitable Job. Contact: 91845173

Email:er.joshidhaval@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer (UK),

28 years old male, looking for suit-

able placement with 4 years experi-

enced and with valid Oman driving

license, NOC available immediate

availability. Contact: +96897612297

Email: engrmirza1786@gmail.com

Indian male 25 years, B-Tech Grad-

uate with two years experience in

Oman as Civil Engineer in a reputed

construction company. Looking for

suitable jobs. Resident card will ex-

pired on 06-01-2016.NOC available.

Seeking immediate placements.

Contact: 96179737/97076972,

email:robinsj.sj@gmail.com

Omani Mechanical Engineer/ GPA-3.49 graduated in 2013.

GSM#95276154 / 99201710

Electrical Engineer: Indian male 29

years, having 5 years of experience

in industrial automation and utility

maintenance in India (MRF Tyres),

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92789995

Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com

Construction machinery repairs

Engineer, 4 years experience

with driving license.

Contact 94001961

Male 26 years , BSc IT with years

4 years experience , currently on

visit visa looking for any IT support

job. Knowledge of hardware & net

working, environment, program-

ming languages, Linux environment.

Contact: + 968 95369856 /968

24781651 Email:

mark.tony.alphonso@hotmail.com

Hardware & net working, 2 years

exp. Contact: 96244031

IT

Manager Finance, M.Com/MBA

-thorough knowledge & more than

20 years of experience with start-up

skills. Group consolidation and audit.

: Bank dealing for corporate credit/

funding.: Ability to handle Group

of companies on professional way.

Contact: 00968-91279373,

applyforjob991@gmail.com

20 yrs experienced MEP Manager seeks suitable placement

NOC available. Contact: 97892269

DAILY GUIDED6 S U N D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 5

SITUATION WANTED

WEBSITE

WEB, ERP and Business Intel-

ligence (BI) creation and manage-

ment at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

CLASSES

IELTS & TOEFL

Academic / General

Target Band 8

TQT Institute.

Ph # 24480800 / 99347202

Karate and self defense classes

at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per

month twice a week Monday and

Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM

CONTACT 98294551

Spoken Arabic class for Non

Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

COMPUTER

Classes for Spoken EnglishTOEFL / GRE / GMAT / SAT

Excellent Guidance and Coaching Satisfaction Guaranteed

IELTS PREPARATION Target Band 8.0

EAGLES INSTITUTE92325542 | 93657915 | 93657917 | Email: engominst@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian male be electrical and pg

in power systems (transmission &

distribution) with one year experi-

ence on visit. Seeking placement

contact – 94669679/

email prsabarish@gmail.com

Indian male 23 years old gradu-

ate with one year experience in

Sales & Marketing with valid

Oman driving license seeking

suitable opportunities.(NOC avail-

able)Contact: +968 98240510

Gmail: affanahamed0@gmail.com

Indian male, 29 years, B. Tech

Electronics & Communication Eng.

with 7 year’s experience seeking

for a suitable placement, currently

in UAE visit visa.

Contact 00971 552513735

Email: rahul.rn198@gmail.com

Sri Lankan male – 3.5 years

experience as a site supervisor

& Administration executive in

Oman / 2 years experience as an

HR executive with Oman driving

license. (English/Arabic/Urdu)/

NOC available 97281617

Sri Lankan male BSc (Physics) –

5 years experience as a site super-

visor & Administration executive

with Oman driving license. (Eng-

lish/Arabic/Urdu)/ NOC available

93214717

Marketing Coordinator, Indian,

Advertising Agency experienced

person with D/L seeks good open-

ing. Contact 93031168

Male 25 years, B.E. Mechanical

with CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT level

2, 3 yrs. of experience in QC in oil

and gas industry. Currently work-

ing in Oman, NOC available.

Contact 91262792.

vignesh1503@yahoo.com

The Business Development

Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15

Years Inside and outside Oman

following activities: tenders& real

estate& construction & marketing

projects& investments& trans-

portation & Marine services&

companies management& develop

business. Contact 92385033

Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel

and Tourism Management) with

Advanced Diploma in Supply

Chain Logisitics and Shipping

Management, exp in Logisit-

ics (CHA) seeking in suitable

placement, currently on visit

visa(Oman) Contact;90291092

email:iyas.adhur@gmail.com

Indian Electrical Engineer B. Tech,

female 24 seeking job. presently

in oman having 2 year experience

in design and estimation of Ht &Lt

projects. Contact 96897436557,

Mail id : sibinanoop1@gmail.com

B.Tech (Electrical & Electronic)

with MBA in marketing having

9 years of experience seeking

a suitable position as Sales &

Marketing/Business Development

executive. Contact-(97043494)

Indian female dentist prometric

cleared seeking suitable openings

in Muscat.# 95585807, 92880267

Indian Male more than 10 years

gulf experience in Office / Sales

Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial

and purchase with good computer

skills. Having Driving license and

NOC available. Looking for suita-

ble placement. Contact: 95149624

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT: Indian

male, Graduate & CA Article ship

completed. 18 Years of experience.

Currently on visiting visa. seeks

suitable placement.

Contact: 97498809, 98569025,

Email: hilariankj@gmail.com

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.comTel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

Electronics/Electrical/Instru-

mentation Design Engineer with

2+ years of experience, having a

Bachelors Degree in Instrumenta-

tion Technology. Seeking for a job,

currently on visit visa.

Contact- 90142166 /

Mail: aksafwan@gmail.com

Sales & Marketing/ Business

Development Executive: - B.Tech.

(Electrical & Electronics) MBA in

marketing having 9 years of expe-

rience seeking a suitable position.

Contact (97043494)

Purchase & Stores In charge –

Having continues 13 years experi-

ence in a single firm, looking for a

placement. Contact: - 99627427,

96154564

Marketing or Business develop-

ment-BSC in marketing 5 years

of experience looking for suitable

position. Contact (99522233)

MANPOWERSIT.WANTED

SIT.WANTED

Housemaid, cooks waiter , helper

driver ( light & heavy ) mason

carpenter steel fitter, skilled &

unskilled categories , immigra-

tion service from India & Philip-

pine. Contact: Al Aidi Manpower

24484232/99531802 Email:

oman.manpower@yahoo.com

MANPOWER

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation. Contact: 96538078

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact:

95190627

Transportation.. Contact:

94510847

Transportation available Ruwi to

Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

MV SALE

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

MISCELLANEOUS

SALES / MARKETING

Looking for job, steel, fabricator &

helper. Contact : 93015630

Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fitter

gulf & Indian exp looking job.

Contact: 95175192

Electrician, plumber (exp gulf / Indian) looking job.

Contact 95175192

Looking for job, Mason, carpenter,

election and helper.

Contact: 93015630

SECT/OFFICE

Indian Male 33 yrs, BCA ,10 years

experience(India & Oman) IT

Support, System administrator/

supervisor looking for suitable Job.

#95448561.

Indian female accountant 5 years

of experience in accounting tally,

office coordination,

And admin, currently on visit visa.

seeking suitable placement

Contact: 95684179

Indian male 23yr BA TTM (travel

and tourism management) with

advanced diploma in supply chain

logistics and shipping manage-

ment, exp in logistics (cha) seek-

ing in suitable placement.

currently on visit visa(oman)

Contact;90291092

email: iyas.adhur@gmail.com

Indian male, 19 years oman exp.

in purchase, material coordina-

tor in building/pipe line 9yrs &

factory production field 10yrs.

good computer skills & D/L & with

NOC. looking for suitable place-

ment. mr.victor2015@hotmail.com

contact: 99008101

Part- Time Accountant, well expe-

rience senior accountant, doing all

type of accounting works, Finaliza-

tion, Budgeting available.

Contact 98803439

Indian male B.Eng. in IT, MCSA,

MCSE, 3yrs exp. in IT support,

valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement in IT/Network/

Server support.

Contact 92607532

Indian male, 36 years old. More

than 12 years of Oman experience

in office boy and store keeper

filed can speak Arabic (excellent),

understand English, Hindi, Malay-

alam etc. Contact: 95060792

Indian male MBA Marketing and

HR B.com Graduate 8 months

experience in Indian seeking suit-

able placement, currently visit visa.

Contact: 91987119

Marketing Executive MBA 3 years

experience in Sales looking for suit-

able placement. Contact: 91345727

Marketing Executive/Merchan-

diser, Omani License, BA 8 years

Experience in Multinational Groups.

Contact 97601343

Indian male 31 yrs MBA

(Marketing) having more 7 years

experience in marketing &

distribution in frozen food / FMCG.

Contact: 94143370

Female Indian 27 yrs, MBA ( gold

medalist) having more than 5 years

exp as a coordinator of sales &

marketing , operations , billing &

payment follow up of IT / Electronic

products, knowledge of ERP.

Contact: 97242901

Indian Males 32 years, Dip. In

Hardware & Networking with 10

years of hands-on experience.

Currently on visit visa seeking im-

mediate placement in IT Support

or relevant jobs. Good knowledge

of Hardware & Networking.

Contact: 9416 9341 /

haripulikal@gmail.com

Indian male, 19 years experience

in purchase, material coordinator

in building construction & factory

production field, have good com-

puter skills & driving license and

NOC. Looking for a suitable place-

ment. Contact: 99008101

Male Accountant Indian, B.com,

2 Year experience currently

working in Oman. NOC available,

doing accounts in Tally and Excel

searching for suitable Job. Email:

contactanand31@gmail.com /

91894487, 98789958

Indian male B.Eng. in IT, MCSA,

MCSE, 3yrs exp. in IT support,

valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement in IT/Network/Server

support. Contact 92607532

Indian Mechanical Engineer (16 Yrs Exp), Knowledgeable in

Monitoring of workshop setup,

Workshop run, Business Develop-

ment, ISO certification, Quotation,

Tender, Account verification,

Sohar Area, Mb. 94215208’

Indian male, 27 BSC nurse 4.5

years experience in India. Pro

metric passed with 61% Data flow

processing, ACLS, BLS passed.

Now on visit visa.

Mob: 98926621, 94361049

e-mail: shemeermk@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer, B-Tech, with

4 Yrs experience in India, 3 YEARS

IN MRF and one year in KSEB.

Available on Visit Visa.

Contact: 94741401 :Email:

sobinthomask05@gmail.com.

Sudanese male...telecom engineer

11 yrs. exp in IT support, Network-

ing, Security systems, Server

support, IT sales and marketing,

management .Seeking suitable

placement. Contact 91182027

31 years, Indian male PG in HR

, with 5 yrs Professional experi-

ence in HR in Construction Oil &

Gas Oman seeking for a suitable

placement(NOC Available).

Contact me on 93488914, email-

Kaarthickshankar@gmail.com

FEMALE SYRIAN ARCHITECT

,new graduate have good experi-

ence in architect programs, auto-

cad 3d max ,sketch up , Photoshop

,sketch up, searching for a job full

time or part time, for

Contact : 97482871

Indian male, B.E. mechanical, 16

yrs experience, for Quotation, Ten-

der, Accounts, Business develop-

ment, Sohar Area, Part Time. Mb.

94215208

9 years experience in construc-

tion Purchase seeking suitable

placement immediately, NOC

available. Contact: 97332401

Digital marketing / ad words/

analytics / SEO expert, exp 5 yrs

(male) certified) , (visit visa).

Contact: 93594114 (visit visa).

Email: abeyre@gmail.com

Hotel exp 4 years F+ B (service)

visit visa expires 13/11/2015,

B.A Hotel Management. Contact:

91987013 / 96971643 Email:

shinekls34@gmail.com

Civil Engineer B.Tech with Iosh,

Nebosh certification having valid

Omani driving license looking for

suitable job. Contact: 93631625

Mechanical Engineer (UK), 28

years, male having 3.5 years

experience, looking for suitable

placement with valid Oman driv-

ing license NOC available.

Immediate availability

Contact: +968 97612297

Email: ymirza11@caledonian.ac.uk

BE Mechanical Engineer, 23

years, Indian male on visit avail-

able for immediate placement

please contact: 96145820 or

arunsankar.10.92@gmail.com

Sales/marketing, Indian male 35,

years, having13 years experience,

in that 6 years experience of KSA

seeks for suitable placement, on

visit visa contact: 95954786,

Email:syedhameeduddin16@

gmail.com

Sudanese / civil engineering Di-

ploma / 5 years experience / deal

with most popular computer pro-

grams / good in English / fluent in

Arabic. Contact: 96995670

Accountant , Indian (Kerala) male,

more than 09 years experience in

Qatar (02 years) and New Delhi

experience upto finalization of Ac-

counts & expertise in using Tally

ERP-9, MS Office (Word & Excel).

Currently on visit visa, seeking suit-

able placement. Contact: 97864890

/ 97268429

Email: vinodthomas80@gmail.com

Young 24 yrs, ACCA affiliate , ad-

vanced diploma in Accounting busi-

ness, seeking suitable placement in

accounts finance or audit with valid

driving license. #92430152

Email: rau_day@yahoo.com

Kerala Electrical Technician, foreman cum Storekeeper (Elec-

trical). Contact: 93563744

MALE ACCOUNTANT, age 25

years, ACCA UK finalist with 4

years experience in accounting &

audit in Pakistan, now in Muscat

on visit visa seeking suitable

placement. Contact 90197029,

muzammalhafiz16@gmail.com

Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel

and Tourism Management) with

Advanced Diploma in Supply

Chain Logisitics and Shipping

Management, exp in Logisit-

ics (CHA) seeking in suitable

placement, currently on visit

visa(Oman) contact;90291092

email:iyas.adhur@gmail.com

Senior Accountant ,NOC

avaliable,5yr.exp.in oman,

Accounting upto finalisation,

computer skills tally9, Sage

ERP accpac 500(6.0A), Vcams ,

Audit ,valid oman driving licence,

languages known english , arabic,

hindi. can join immediately.

Tel: (+968) 96339599, E-mail-

(ahmedmohdkhan@gmail.com)

Prado 2010 expat driver white

color condition. Contact: 91396776

/91396589

BUYING

Excellent running building

materials shop cum showroom

and store for sales in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 98871547/93412622

DAILY GUIDES U N D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 D7

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

A/C maintenance, installation

spilt A.C and maintenance window

A/C and ducted and package the

reunites.

Contact: Asad Abbas 98667326

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,

Contact 99314807/24792998

Water proofing ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

Window & split unit A.C servicing &

repairing. Contact: 99557080

Split & window unit A.C servicing &

maintenance.

Contact: 96236476

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

Window & split unit A.C ser-

vicing & maintenance. Contact

93769089 / 95323517

Split & window A/c servicing &

maintenance. Contact: 93769089 /

95323517

Cleaning & carpet shampooing,

Ocean Center LLC.

Contact: 99884591

Pest control treatments. Ocean Center LLC.

Contact: 99344723

House shifting. Contact:

99657644/98518013

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. contact ABU QABAS-

99320217 /24788722

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont

Maintenance services electric,

plumbing and A/C. Contact:

96524904 / 94285064

A/C Maintenance & servicing,

fridge, washing machine & dish

washer repairing, painting &

cleaning services, electrical &

plumbing. Contact: 99447257

/97014234 / 24504281

General cleaning etc.

NRI

Villa for Sale in Chennai OMR - Nav-

alur . 5 BHK, Gated Community with

24 hrs security, swimming pool, Car

park for sale in Chennai. Ready to

occupy. Interested buyers (NRI) may

Contact - 99103433

Plot for Sale; 30 cents of hous-

ing plot with boundary wall and

Well with Electricity connection

and motor. Roads at three side

in Puthanchirra – Mala bye pass.

Interested parties – contact - + 968

99416088 or 919740956198

Spacious 2BHK flat for sale in

Hebbal Bangalore. Contact: 96263157

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis, massage

steambath, obesity, Spondylitis,

Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic,

18 November Street Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 98342990

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact 24475280 / 95371664 /

92504980 www.siddhayur.com

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know

more about Islam, please call:

99425598, 99250777, 99353988,

99253818, 99341395, and

99379133. For ladies: 99415818,

99321360, 99730723

Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

Balloons for all occasions birthday,

celebration, grand opening, wed-

ding, party, national day all type

of balloons, designs work please

Contact: 95194801 /96594592

GOOD NEWS

SITUATION WANT-ED

BUSINESS

An investor requested in a print-

ing press in Muscat. # 99498949

Sub contractor available for shut-

tering & steel works, hill cutting &

filling works. Contact: 93299940

Ware house space for rent at

Ghala and Barka up to 20000/-

Sqm. # 99509460 / 93731363

MATRIMONIAL

Proposals invited for Nair girl (aris-

tocrat family) 27, pooradam – cho-

vadosham . Wheatish colour, 163cm,

MBBS, MD. Father Bank manager,

prefer professionally well qualified,

reputed family (doctor or equivalent)

and employed, Nair, menon, Nambiar

boys. # details in Kerala

0474- 2703585/ 9447973585 Email:

rojujayakumari2014@gmail.com

Nambiar boy, 29 years Kerala, MBA

(marketing), working in Oman, seeks

suitable alliance. #99322891

Seeking alliance for our son

from Muslim families. Interested

families Contact: 99889590

MV SALE

BMW 318/ 2003 for sale.

Contact 96364990

Ford focus, automatic, 2010

model, silver colour, expat driven,

58000 kms, dealer serviced, regis-

tration till sep 2016, price ro 2750.

Contact- 93207590

Nissan Altima 2.55, 2012

excellent condition agency

maintained. Contact: 97717152

Volvo prime – mover 6x4 sleeper

Gap, model 2000 to inspection.

Contact: Mr. Mohammed

AL Harthy 99427071

Tucson automatic 2009 model

black color very good conduction

registration up to 2016 price R.O

2950/-. Contact: 98196845

Toyota Yaris 1.3 automatic, 2007

model, blue colour, 71000 kms,

manual window with automatic

door. Registration up to Feb. 2016.

Price RO 2000.

Contact 92140757.

Toyota Yaris, 1.3 automatic, hatch-

back, 2009 model, white colour,

27000kms, manual window with

automatic door, Registration up to

Sept. 2016, Price RO 3000.

Contact 92140757.

CHANGE OF NAMERomoz Liwa Modren for Trad

joint company which is recorded

under the commercial register

in directorate general for trade

industry number 1151238 is going

to change its name to Romoz Liwa

Modren for Cont joint company.

This is to inform anybody who

concerns about that.

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control & anti-ter-

mite treatment, general cleaning

painting,Plumbing, Electrical,

shifting. Contact Mundhir

Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.

Contact: 24810137, 99450130

FOR HIRE WITH OPERATORS1. Back Hoe Loaders (Shovels): 5 Nos

2. 10 Tons Vibratory Roller Compactor: 1 No.

3. 42 Mtrs. Concrete Pump Putzmeister: 1 No.

4. 45 Cbm Tippers: 2 Nos

5. 50 M height, 50 Boom tower cranes: 5 Nos.

Please contact – Mr. Ravi on 96529679Email – ravi@alliedoman.com / narayan@alliedoman.com

FOR SALE

Used Hiab truck 15 ton and forklift

3and 5 ton. Contact: 99326318

Running barber shop for sale in

Ruwi with all equipments.

Contact: 99343735

For Sale: Equipped carpentry work-

shop with 10 working employees at

Sohar. Contact: 95728453

For sale Fully Furnished apart-

ments in Bousher (35) - 95056808-

97201688

For sale villas in Al Khoud -

95056808-97201688

For Sale Luxury Apartments in

Bousher (35) - 95056808-97201688

Used steel racks (slotted angle

shelves) for sale in lot. # 24703981

Six unused rack mount (4U) PC i5

with original windows 7 for sale.

Please Contact: 99206367 or

opaloman@omantel.net.om

Beauty parlor for sale Muttrah.

Contact: 93142676

60,000 Sq Mtrs Agriculture Land in

Misfah can be changed to Industrial

Land. OMR 29 per Square Meter.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

Beauty parlour at Mabela for sale.

Contact: 96131261

A running restaurant for sale near

Oman oil petrol Pump Al Uqdah

(Barka). Contact: 990590103

5 plots of fertile agriculture lands in

Misfah East totaling 4,532 sq mtrs

having date trees and using Falaj

water for irrigation. OMR 158 Thou-

sand for all 5 plots. Tel: 99333479 or

95215360

400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residen-

tial land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2.

OMR 155 Thousand. Tel: 99333479

or 95215360

For sale 8 Apartments (Total area

850 SQM approximate) in “Bait Al

Noor” occupying two full floors

(7th and 8th floors). The building

is opposite to GMC car showroom

facing the main road (Sultan Qaboos

Road). Excellent location for best

visibility of signboard for any corpo-

rate. Contact 94194071 for details.

2,688 sq mtrs commercial land in

MBD North. OMR 1.39 Million.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

ACC. AVAILABLE

ACC. WANTED

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sitting

room, Kitchen & store including

utilities bills at Al hail. #92817777

Furnished single rooms available

for executive bachelors at Ruwi.

Contact: 98049288

Bed space / sharing accommodation

available for executive bachelor near

to Mars hypermarket Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 93137816

Spacious room semi furnished with

attached bath near Ruwi Rounda-

bout. Contact: 96612979

Sharing accommodation rooms AL

Khuwair. # 99743569 /97004265

1 Bedroom with bathroom available

for rent. Only Indian female.

Contact - 92394614

Sharing accommodation available

near dolphin village in Bausher.

Contact: 99169512

Independent rooms in Qurum /AL

Hail. Contact 95529970

Single room W/ bath near Al Falaj

hotel. Contact: 99643845

1 Bedroom with attached Bath, fully

furnished, separate entrance at Mab-

ela for ladies only. Contact : 99634841

Single room bathroom in Darsait

R.O 140/-. Contact: 93289652

1BHK fully furnished spacious for

rent CBD, ideal for family or two

bachelors easy access to Main road

near Sheraton hotel with all

electronics & furniture.

Contact: 96444400 /5pm -10pm

Single room for expat Indian bach-

elors near Al Aktham restaurant

Al khuwair for RO 120. Water and

electricity included. # 98803261

Accommodation available for 50 to

100 labours, Misfah Industrial area.

Contact – 99617464

Room for rent available in a flat for

Executive bachelor at Azaiba behind

Al Meera Hypermarket Azaiba with

attached bath with Cot & A/C, rent RO

175/- per month including Water &

Electricity. # 96404166 / 97433992

Big room available near Hamriya R/A

for Muslim couple / small family / Ex-

ecutive bachelor rent 150/- per month

including W+ E. # 99495131

Single room for rent at Mumtaz

area. Contact: 96916398 / 95212017

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting,

Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery,

Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculp-

tures, to Large Sound Systems and

spectacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606

2222 for Catering and Croyden 9623

5555 for Sound & Light. ww.tunesoman.

com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

Sharing Accommodation Required

for Executive Lady in Darsait /

Wadikabir. Contact: 99360615

DRIVING

Learn driving with professional.

Contact: 94022250

WAREHOUSE IN MABELA

Industrial Area

Brand new with raised

fl oor, dock leveler, offi ce

space.

With 10 meters height.

Contact - 92525766

Email- properties@alsirajholdings.com

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RENT A CAR

RENT A CAR

Best Rates for Saloon. Tel: 99826300 / 97869042, rentacar@modernreem.com

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine

Tours contact 98029602, 92808636

TOURS

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

SITUATION WANT-CARGO

ABDULHAKIM AL BIMANI

TRADING & CONTRACTOR

Expert in Shipping cargo by sea & air

to Zanzibar, Pemba, Dar es Salam in

Tanzania, Burundi, Th e Philippines,

Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Reasonable price.

Contact: 97440625/95416662Email: abdulhakimalbimani@hotmail.com